Microsoft Edge redirect

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Edge. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in redirect. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-1059. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly parse HTTP content, aka 'Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability'.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-1059. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/13/2020). This vulnerability is assigned to T1204.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly parse HTTP content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user by redirecting the user to a specially crafted website. The specially crafted website could either spoof content or serve as a pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in web services.

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

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• Web Browser

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• Microsoft

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• Edge

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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