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title: "CVE-2015-0072: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability… | CubePath"
description: "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and inject…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0072
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# CVE-2015-0072: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability… | CubePath

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an IFRAME element that triggers a redirect, a second IFRAME element that does not trigger a redirect, and an eval of a WindowProxy object, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0072)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.71698 (71.7% probability)

Percentile

99.4%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [62658](http://secunia.com/advisories/62658)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory
- [MS15-018](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-018)  (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [1031888](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031888)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2015/02/0…](http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2015/02/05/another-day-another-zero-day-internet-explorer-s-turn-cve-2015-0072.aspx)
- [nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/internet-explorer-has-a…](https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/internet-explorer-has-a-cross-site-scripting-zero-day-bug/)
- [pcworld.com/article/2879372/dangerous-ie-vulnerability-open…](http://www.pcworld.com/article/2879372/dangerous-ie-vulnerability-opens-door-to-powerful-phishing-attacks.html)
- [innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.html](http://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.html)
- [20150209 Cookie hijacking: Internet Explorer UXSS (CVE-2015-0072)](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534662/100/0/threaded)  (securityfocus.com) mailing-list
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Exp…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.html)
- [20150131 Major Internet Explorer Vulnerability - NOT Patched](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/0)  (seclists.org) mailing-list
- [ms-ie-cve20150072-xss(100606)](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100606)  (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com) vdb-entry
- [72489](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72489)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Nov 18, 2014
2. Record published Feb 7, 2015
3. Record last updated Aug 6, 2024

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