Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-2402. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/14/2015 with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-065 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2402 since 03/19/2015. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/29/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84761 (MS15-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3076321)), 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 100244 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-065)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS15-065 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84761), SecurityFocus (BID 75677†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51182†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-76435, VDB-76436, VDB-76437 and VDB-76441. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 84761
Nessus Name: MS15-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3076321)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS15-065

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-065
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76481

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SecurityFocus: 75677 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-2402 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032894
Vulnerability Center: 51182 - [MS15-065] Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 Remote DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2402, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2015 14:04
Updated: 11/29/2024 19:13
Changes: 07/15/2015 14:04 (60), 04/07/2017 12:13 (10), 05/31/2022 18:07 (2), 05/31/2022 18:15 (1), 11/29/2024 19:13 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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