Privilege escalation in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2015-2402
Published: January 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5527
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2402
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of permissions. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it and run script with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2402
Install update from vendor's website.