Spoofing attack in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2018-8564

 

Spoofing attack in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2018-8564

Published: November 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15824
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8564
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and spoof the content of the website.


Affected software

Microsoft Edge

How to mitigate CVE-2018-8564

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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