CVE-2016-7282
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9-11 and Microsoft Edge that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into web pages. The vulnerability is described as an information disclosure issue but enables script injection attacks via unspecified vectors.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versions= 9= 10= 11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Microsoft browsersCheck Programs and Features or use 'Get-ItemProperty' in PowerShell for browser installations: Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' | Select DisplayName | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Internet Explorer|Edge'}Affected if No Microsoft browsers are found, indicating the vulnerability does not apply to their environment
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Check Internet Explorer versionOpen Internet Explorer, go to Help > About Internet Explorer, or run 'ieversion' in command prompt, or check registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionAffected if The installed version is 9, 10, or 11, meaning the environment is running an affected browser version
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Confirm Microsoft Edge installationCheck if Microsoft Edge is present on the system by looking for MicrosoftEdge.exe in C:\Windows\SystemApps\ or via PowerShell: Get-Process *Edge*Affected if Microsoft Edge is installed and executable, as all versions of Edge are affected by this CVE
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Determine if browsers are actively usedReview browser usage logs, check default browser settings, or survey users to identify if IE9-11 or Edge are regularly launchedAffected if Affected browsers (IE 9-10-11 or any Edge version) are in active use, creating a potential attack surface for XSS exploitation
The environment is affected if Internet Explorer versions 9, 10, or 11 or any version of Microsoft Edge is installed and actively used, as these browser versions contain the XSS vulnerability described in CVE-2016-7282.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Microsoft's December 2016 security updates (MS16-145) to patch the vulnerability in affected browsers, or migrate to supported browser versions. Enterprise environments should deploy patches via their patch management systems.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-7282 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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