Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-0268. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and registry-key creation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Mandatory Integrity Control protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was shared 02/11/2014 by James Forshaw with Context Information Security as MS14-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0268 since 12/03/2013. 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. 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 01/08/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2169 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72433 (MS14-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2909921)), 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 100178 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS14-010)).

Applying the patch MS14-010 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 databases at X-Force (90756), Tenable (72433), SecurityFocus (BID 65392†), OSVDB (103165†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43208†). zdnet.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-12238, VDB-12240, VDB-12241 and VDB-12242 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 72433
Nessus Name: MS14-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2909921)
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Patch: MS14-010

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-010
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0268 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12239

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X-Force: 90756 - Microsoft Internet Explorer permissions privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65392 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-0268 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 103165
SecurityTracker: 1029741
Vulnerability Center: 43208 - [MS14-010] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Through 11 Remote Privilege Elevation (CVE-2014-0268), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2014 14:25
Updated: 01/08/2025 16:27
Changes: 02/12/2014 14:25 (77), 04/07/2017 12:04 (6), 06/09/2021 09:15 (2), 06/09/2021 09:16 (1), 01/08/2025 16:27 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:926:103

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