#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
Microsoft Edge
Software vendor:
Microsoft
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.
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.