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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Content Security Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to trick a user into loading a page containing malicious content, due to the way that the Edge Content Security Policy (CSP) validates certain specially crafted documents, aka "Microsoft Edge Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8754.
The bug was discovered 09/12/2017. The weakness was presented 09/12/2017 as KB4038782 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-8723 since 05/03/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/12/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue. The advisory points out:
A security feature bypass exists in Microsoft Edge when the Edge Content Security Policy (CSP) fails to properly validate certain specially crafted documents. An attacker who exploited the bypass could trick a user into loading a page containing malicious content.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103128 (KB4038782: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 September 2017 Cumulative Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91409 (Microsoft Edge Security Update for September 2017).
Applying the patch KB4038782 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103128). See 106500, 106501, 106506 and 106507 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9
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Exploiting
Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
ATT&CK: T1211
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 103128
Nessus Name: KB4038782: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 September 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilites (KB4038788)
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Patch: KB4038782
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: KB4038782
Researcher: Jun Kokatsu
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8723 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039326
SecurityFocus: 100768 - Microsoft Edge Content Security Policy CVE-2017-8723 Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/13/2017 14:25Updated: 01/12/2021 09:47
Changes: 09/13/2017 14:25 (82), 11/15/2019 15:21 (11), 01/12/2021 09:43 (2), 01/12/2021 09:47 (1)
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