CVE-2019-0678 Security feature bypass in Microsoft Edge
Attackers can bypass cross-domain policies in Microsoft Edge to access and inject information across domains, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2019-0678?
CVE-2019-0678 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 8 Apr 2019. 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 Microsoft Edge does not properly enforce cross-domain policies, which could allow an attacker to access information from one domain and inject it into another domain.In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website that is used to attempt to exploit the vulnerability, aka 'Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0678?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Edge.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0678?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-0678 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0678 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvvr-3hp7-3wj6.