Privelege escalation in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2014-2817
Published: January 25, 2017 / Updated: May 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5374
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2817
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the failure to properly validate permissions. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to the failure to properly validate permissions. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-2817
Install update from vendor's website.