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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge mishandle cross-origin requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
The weakness was published 09/13/2016 as MS16-105 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3291 since 03/15/2016. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93464 (MS16-104: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3183038)), 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 91270 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-105)).
Applying the patch MS16-105 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 (93464). Similar entries are available at 91515, 91516, 91517 and 91518.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 93464
Nessus Name: MS16-104: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3183038)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabities (3183043)
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Patch: MS16-105
Timeline
03/15/2016 🔍09/13/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS16-105
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-3291 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036788
SecurityFocus: 92834 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3291 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/14/2016 16:55Updated: 09/16/2022 09:04
Changes: 09/14/2016 16:55 (68), 04/16/2019 12:05 (11), 09/16/2022 09:04 (2)
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