Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 Scripting Engine information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0891. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2018. The weakness was shared 03/13/2018 by Ivan Fratric with Google Project Zero as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0891 since 12/01/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the scripting engine does not properly handle objects in memory in Microsoft browsers. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108288 (KB4088786: Windows 10 March 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 91437 (Microsoft Edge Security Update for March 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 Exploit-DB (44312), Tenable (108288) and SecurityFocus (BID 103309†). The entries VDB-114501, VDB-114502, VDB-114503 and VDB-114504 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 108288
Nessus Name: KB4088786: Windows 10 March 2018 Security Update
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OpenVAS ID: 831303
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4088782)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Ivan Fratric
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114539

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SecurityFocus: 103309 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2018-0891 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040507

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2018 11:21
Updated: 09/04/2025 12:38
Changes: 03/14/2018 11:21 (88), 01/13/2020 13:33 (10), 02/04/2021 19:15 (3), 09/04/2025 12:38 (15)
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