Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 Elevation Policy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Elevation Policy Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4015. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Elevation Policy Handler. 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 6 through 10 allows local users to bypass the elevation policy check in the (1) Protected Mode or (2) Enhanced Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code.

The weakness was released 07/18/2013 as MS13-055 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4015 since 06/07/2013. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67212 (MS13-055: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2846071)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Applying the patch 2846071 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (85762), Exploit-DB (28187), Tenable (67212), OSVDB (95687†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40742†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-9405, VDB-9406, VDB-9407 and VDB-9408. 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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 67212
Nessus Name: MS13-055: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2846071)
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Patch: 2846071

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-055
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9751
X-Force: 85762 - Microsoft Internet Explorer sandbox bypass, Medium Risk
OSVDB: 95687 - Microsoft IE Enhanced / Protected Mode Elevation Policy Check Bypass
Vulnerability Center: 40742 - [MS13-055] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-10 Local Security Bypass in Sandboxed Code, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2013 14:48
Updated: 06/23/2025 08:08
Changes: 07/29/2013 14:48 (51), 04/07/2017 12:18 (17), 05/20/2021 15:24 (7), 05/20/2021 15:29 (1), 06/23/2025 08:08 (23)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:0DB:103

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