Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 XSS Filter input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11. This affects an unknown part of the component XSS Filter. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-6328. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component XSS Filter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS filter via a crafted attribute of an element in an HTML document, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Bypass Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-6365.

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was shared 12/09/2014 by Takeshi Terada with Microsoft as MS14-080 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-6328 since 09/11/2014. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2470 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79828 (MS14-080: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3008923)), 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 100218 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-080)).

Applying the patch MS14-080 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 17151.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98954), Tenable (79828), SecurityFocus (BID 71460†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031315†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47502†). The entries VDB-68388, VDB-68390, VDB-68391 and VDB-68392 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 79828
Nessus Name: MS14-080: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3008923)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-080
Researcher: Takeshi Terada
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6328 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68389

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X-Force: 98954 - Microsoft Internet Explorer XSS filter security bypass, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 71460 - Microsoft Internet Explorer XSS Filter CVE-2014-6328 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031315 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass XSS Filters, and Bypass ASLR Security Protections Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 47502 - [MS14-080] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Through 11 on Servers Remote Information Disclosure - CVE-2014-6328, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2014 11:53
Updated: 03/01/2022 07:31
Changes: 12/11/2014 11:53 (80), 04/07/2017 12:12 (9), 03/01/2022 07:31 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:DBF:103

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