Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-1748. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1743.

The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was published 06/10/2015 as MS15-056 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1748 since 02/17/2015. 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. 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 05/20/2022). 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 3604 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84053 (MS15-056: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3058515)), 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 100237 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-056)).

Applying the patch MS15-056 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 19617.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84053), SecurityFocus (BID 74997†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032521†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50453†). Similar entries are available at VDB-75750, VDB-75761, VDB-75762 and VDB-75763. 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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Nessus ID: 84053
Nessus Name: MS15-056: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3058515)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-056
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1748 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75775

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SecurityFocus: 74997
SecurityTracker: 1032521 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Obtain Browser History and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50453 - [MS15-056] Microsoft Internet Explorer 7-11 Remote Elevation of Privilages - CVE-2015-1748, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2015 10:15
Updated: 05/20/2022 13:59
Changes: 06/10/2015 10:15 (69), 04/07/2017 12:13 (8), 05/20/2022 13:59 (2)
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