CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Edge misparses HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability."
The weakness was disclosed 12/08/2015 with Microsoft as MS15-125 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-6169 since 08/14/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/29/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87254 (MS15-125: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3116184)), 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 91138 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS15-125)).
Applying the patch MS15-125 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.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87254). The entries 79464, 79465, 79466 and 79469 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 87254
Nessus Name: MS15-125: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3116184)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (3116184)
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Patch: MS15-125
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS15-125
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-6169 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034316
Vulnerability Center: 54989 - [MS15-125] Microsoft Edge Remote Spoofing Vulnerability - CVE-2015-6169, Medium
SecurityFocus: 78511 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2015-6169 Spoofing Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/09/2015 12:03Updated: 06/29/2022 07:39
Changes: 12/09/2015 12:03 (63), 05/13/2018 14:24 (14), 06/29/2022 07:39 (3)
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