CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
Attackers can bypass cross-domain policies in Internet Explorer to access and inject information across domains, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 24 May 2022
- 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-2017-0210?
CVE-2017-0210 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Apr 2017. 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
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer does not properly enforce cross-domain policies, which could allow an attacker to access information from one domain and inject it into another domain, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0210?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0210?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0210 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 14 Jun 2022.
Is CVE-2017-0210 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2017-0210 in the wild since at least 24 May 2022.
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-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2015-2502 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qqqw-2g82-cc5x.