Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-7239. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 11/08/2016 by Masato Kinugawa with Google as MS16-142 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7239 since 09/09/2016. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94643 (MS16-142: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3198467)), 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 91300 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-129)).

Applying the patch MS16-142 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 (94643) and SecurityFocus (BID 94059†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93366, VDB-93367, VDB-93368 and VDB-93369. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 94643
Nessus Name: MS16-142: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3198467)
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OpenVAS ID: 840018
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (3198467)
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Patch: MS16-142

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-142
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93431

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SecurityFocus: 94059 - Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer XSS Filter CVE-2016-7239 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2016 10:57
Updated: 09/30/2022 10:22
Changes: 11/09/2016 10:57 (67), 04/07/2017 12:15 (14), 09/30/2022 10:16 (4), 09/30/2022 10:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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