CVE-2015-6047 Privilege escalation in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass AppContainer protection and escalate privileges in Internet Explorer via the EditWith feature, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-6047?
CVE-2015-6047 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 14 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The broker EditWith feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the AppContainer protection mechanism and gain privileges via a DelegateExecute launch of an arbitrary application, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6047?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6047?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-6047 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6047 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cm4c-v7fr-h4j2.