#VU933 Security bypass in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2016-3392 

 

#VU933 Security bypass in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2016-3392

Published: October 11, 2016 / Updated: February 14, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU933
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-2016-3392
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Edge
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

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

The weakness is due to improper validation of crafted documents by the Edge Content Security Policy used by the affected software. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site containing a malicious content, trick the victim into opening it and bypass security restrictions on the vulnerable system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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