CVE-2020-1315

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Published: 2020-06-09 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-1315 is rated Moderate Risk (53.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.50%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.05% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-1315

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-28 4.45% 5.50% +1.05%
2 2025-12-27 5.50% 4.45% -1.05%
3 2025-10-28 5.50%

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-1315

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.6 3.6 [email protected]
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-1315

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-1315

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 11 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-1315

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