Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU18217

OS Command Injection in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2019-0764

Published: April 10, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU18217

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0764

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing URLs under certain conditions. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted URL and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Affected software

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer

How to mitigate CVE-2019-0764

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0764

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