Security bypass in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-8530
Published: June 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7045
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8530
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper enforcing of cross-domain policies by Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted page with malicious content, bypass same-origin policies and access information from origins outside the current one.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8530
Install update from vendor's website.