Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was released 03/10/2015 by David Leo with Deusen as MS15-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0072 since 11/18/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1789 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81733 (MS15-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3032359)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100227 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-018)).

Applying the patch MS15-018 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19408.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100606) and Tenable (81733). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 73938, 73939, 73940 and 73942.

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  • end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 81733
Nessus Name: MS15-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3032359)
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MetaSploit ID: ie_uxss_injection.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS15-018 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 Cross-Domain JavaScript Injection
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS15-018
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Timelineinfo

03/16/2010 🔍
11/18/2014 +1708 days 🔍
02/04/2015 +78 days 🔍
02/04/2015 +0 days 🔍
02/05/2015 +1 days 🔍
02/07/2015 +2 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +31 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +1 days 🔍
04/12/2022 +2589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-018
Researcher: David Leo
Organization: Deusen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0072 (🔍)
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X-Force: 100606
SecurityTracker: 1031888 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 48470 - [MS15-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9-11 Security Bypass and XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium
SecurityFocus: 72489 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Same Origin Policy Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 62658

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 09:47 AM
Updated: 04/12/2022 08:51 PM
Changes: 03/11/2015 09:47 AM (77), 04/07/2017 12:12 PM (13), 04/12/2022 08:44 PM (3), 04/12/2022 08:51 PM (1)
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