SB2017050918 - Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published: May 9, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017050918
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0241)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper rendering of domain-less page in the URL by Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, gain elevated privileges, perform actions in the context of the Intranet Zone and access functionality that is not typically available to the browser when browsing in the context of the Internet Zone.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.