SB2017061307 - Microsoft Edge Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Published: June 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017061307
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) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8530)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper enforcing of cross-domain policies by Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted page with malicious content, bypass same-origin policies and access information from origins outside the current one.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.