CVE-2018-8619 Code injection in Internet Explorer 10
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting improper VBScript execution policy restrictions in Internet Explorer.
- 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-2018-8619?
CVE-2018-8619 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Dec 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 remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Internet Explorer VBScript execution policy does not properly restrict VBScript under specific conditions, aka "Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8619?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8619?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8619 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-8619 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-8619 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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-7h56-3qm6-qwww.