SB2020072005 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Edge based on Chromium
Published: July 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020072005
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1341)
CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to DLL files are allowed to download without prompting additional warning to the user. A remote attacker can trick a victim to visit a specially crafted website to drop the DLL files on the users Download folder (or equivalent) and gain elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.