CVE-2015-0072
MEDIUMEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an IFRAME element that triggers a redirect, a second IFRAME element that does not trigger a redirect, and an eval of a WindowProxy object, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2015/02/05/another-day-another-zero-day-internet-explorer-s-turn-cve-2015-0072.aspx
- http://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/0
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62658
- http://www.pcworld.com/article/2879372/dangerous-ie-vulnerability-opens-door-to-powerful-phishing-attacks.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534662/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72489
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031888
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-018
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100606
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/internet-explorer-has-a-cross-site-scripting-zero-day-bug/
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