CVE-2015-6138
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-6138- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2015-6138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-6081 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2015-6081- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r9mf-hmv8-4hj7 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 mishandles HTML attributes in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-r9mf-hmv8-4hj7- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-6138 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 9, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.1%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.