CVE-2015-0072

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0072
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-02-07 19:59:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an IFRAME element that triggers a redirect, a second IFRAME element that does not trigger a redirect, and an eval of a WindowProxy object, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Internet Explorer Universal XSS Proof Of Concept ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Internet Explorer has a Cross Site Scripting zero-day bug | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 nakedsecurity.sophos.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Dangerous Internet Explorer vulnerability opens door to powerful phishing attacks | PCWorld af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.pcworld.com
Security Advisory SA62658 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer Same Origin Policy Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-018 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Another day, another zero-day – Internet Explorer's turn (CVE-2015-0072) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 community.websense.com
Full Disclosure: Major Internet Explorer Vulnerability - NOT Patched af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Analysis on Internet Explorer's UXSS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 innerht.ml Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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