CVE-2018-8113 Security feature bypass in Internet Explorer 11
Attackers can bypass Internet Explorer's Mark of the Web security feature, potentially allowing malicious content to execute without user warnings.
- 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-2018-8113?
CVE-2018-8113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 14 Jun 2018. 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
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer that allows for bypassing Mark of the Web Tagging (MOTW), aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8113?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8113?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8113 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8113 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8113 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-9695-mmhq-42p6.