Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-0068. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0069.

The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-009 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0068 since 12/04/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 07/07/2022). 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88642 (MS16-009: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3134220)), 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 100276 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-009)).

Applying the patch MS16-009 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 22686.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (88642), SecurityFocus (BID 82664†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56469†). The entries VDB-80839, VDB-80840, VDB-80841 and VDB-80842 are pretty similar. 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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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 88642
Nessus Name: MS16-009: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3134220)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3134220)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-009
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80847

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SecurityFocus: 82664 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2016-0068 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034971
Vulnerability Center: 56469 - [MS16-009] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 - 11 Remote Privileges Escalation Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0068, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2016 19:53
Updated: 07/07/2022 10:31
Changes: 02/10/2016 19:53 (71), 04/07/2017 12:14 (19), 07/07/2022 10:25 (3), 07/07/2022 10:31 (1)
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