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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component AppContainer Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 09/11/2018. The weakness was published 09/11/2018 by lokihardt with Google Project Zero as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-8463 since 03/14/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges and break out of the Edge AppContainer sandbox.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117411 (KB4457128: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 September 2018 Security 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 91471 (Microsoft Edge Security Update for September 2018).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (117411) and Exploit-DB (45502). Similar entries are available at 123824, 123826, 123832 and 123833.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 117411
Nessus Name: KB4457128: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 September 2018 Security Update
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: lokihardt
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8463 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1041623
SecurityFocus: 105260 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2018-8463 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 09/12/2018 09:28Updated: 05/08/2023 14:21
Changes: 09/12/2018 09:28 (85), 03/22/2020 16:54 (10), 05/08/2023 14:21 (5)
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