Open redirect in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2017-8592

 

Open redirect in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2017-8592

Published: July 11, 2017 / Updated: July 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7450
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8592
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of redirect requests by Microsoft Browsers. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, bypass CORS redirect restrictions and redirect the victim on potentially dangerous website.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-8592

Install updates from vendor's website.

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