Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3291. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge mishandle cross-origin requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 09/13/2016 as MS16-104 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3291 since 03/15/2016. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93465 (MS16-105: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3183043)), 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 91270 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-105)).

Applying the patch MS16-104 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93465) and SecurityFocus (BID 92834†). Similar entries are available at VDB-91514, VDB-91516, VDB-91517 and VDB-91518. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 93465
Nessus Name: MS16-105: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3183043)
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OpenVAS ID: 71170
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3183038)
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Patch: MS16-104

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-104
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91515
SecurityFocus: 92834 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2016-3291 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036788

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2016 16:48
Updated: 09/16/2022 08:16
Changes: 09/14/2016 16:48 (66), 04/07/2017 12:15 (12), 09/16/2022 08:12 (2), 09/16/2022 08:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:DE5:103

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