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CVE-2000-0982

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

Internet Explorer before 5.5 forwards cached user credentials for a secure web site to insecure pages on the same web site, which could allow remote attackers to obtain the credentials by monitoring connections to the web server, aka the "Cached Web Credentials" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1, 5.0, 5.01

References

• http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2000-07-22-2-PUB.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1793
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-076
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5367
• http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2000-07-22-2-PUB.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1793
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-076
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5367

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