Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-1729
Published: January 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5511
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1729
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerabiity allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the failure to properly enforce cross-domain policies. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and view content from another domain or Internet Explorer zone.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to the failure to properly enforce cross-domain policies. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and view content from another domain or Internet Explorer zone.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2015-1729
Install update from vendor's website.