CVE-2017-0154 Security feature bypass in Internet Explorer

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass cross-domain policies in Internet Explorer to access and inject information across domains, leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-0154?

CVE-2017-0154 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 17 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10, 1511, and 1606 and Windows Server 2016 does not enforce cross-domain policies, allowing attackers to access information from one domain and inject it into another via a crafted application, aka, "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0154?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3cfq-pxwf-wqwq.

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