Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-0706. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that affected Microsoft browsers handle cross-origin requests, aka 'Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

The weakness was shared 02/11/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-0706. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/11/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that affected Microsoft browsers handle cross-origin requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could determine the origin of all of the web pages in the affected browser.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entry VDB-149925 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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11/04/2019 🔍
02/11/2020 +99 days 🔍
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05/11/2025 +1916 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-0706 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-0706
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149924
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2020 21:19
Updated: 05/11/2025 05:09
Changes: 02/11/2020 21:19 (54), 02/11/2020 21:24 (17), 03/29/2024 18:12 (18), 05/11/2025 05:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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