CVE-2015-6047

The broker EditWith feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the AppContainer protection mechanism and gain privileges via a DelegateExecute launch of an arbitrary application, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-522
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-522
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-10-14 01:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-6047

Mitre link : CVE-2015-6047

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-6047

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

internet_explorer

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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