CVE-2019-0761 Security feature bypass in Internet Explorer 10

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Internet Explorer fails to validate security zones for specific URLs, allowing attackers to bypass security features.

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-2019-0761?

CVE-2019-0761 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 9 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

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer fails to validate the correct Security Zone of requests for specific URLs, aka 'Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0768.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0761?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0761?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-0761 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cw79-cv57-4v8x.

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