CVE-2019-0768 Security feature bypass in Internet Explorer 11
Attackers can bypass Internet Explorer's VBScript execution policy to execute scripts that should be restricted, requiring a security patch.
- 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-2019-0768?
CVE-2019-0768 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 VBScript execution policy does not properly restrict VBScript under specific conditions, and to allow requests that should otherwise be ignored, aka 'Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0761.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0768?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0768?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0768 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-0768 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-0768 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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-x6pv-8jh5-cv2g.