#VU14354 Spoofing attack in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2018-8383

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14354

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8383

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Edge

Software vendor:
Microsoft

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The weakness exists due to improper parsing of specific HTTP content by Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and perform a spoofing attack.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8383