Multiple Web Browser UTF-7 Cross-Domain Character-Set-Inheritance Vulnerability

Multiple Web Browser UTF-7 Cross-Domain Character-Set-Inheritance Vulnerability

Opera Web Browser and Microsoft Internet Explorer are prone to a cross-domain character-set-inheritance vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue can allow attackers to perform cross-site scripting attacks on unsuspecting users. If successful, attackers can steal cookie-based authentication credentials.

Opera Web Browser 9 series and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 series are affected.