Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-7281 - 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
NONE Summary
The Web Workers implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 3 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Msbulletin
bulletin_id MS16-145 bulletin_url date 2016-12-13T00:00:00 impact Remote Code Execution knowledgebase_id 3204062 knowledgebase_url severity Critical title Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge bulletin_id MS16-144 bulletin_url date 2016-12-13T00:00:00 impact Remote Code Execution knowledgebase_id 3204059 knowledgebase_url severity Critical title Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
Nessus
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS16-145.NASL description The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is missing Cumulative Security Update 3204062. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including remote code execution vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 95809 published 2016-12-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95809 title MS16-145: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3204062) NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS16-144.NASL description The version of Internet Explorer installed on the remote Windows host is missing Cumulative Security Update 3204059. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the most severe of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 95764 published 2016-12-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95764 title MS16-144: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3204059)
The Hacker News
| id | THN:656D85172DFE1EB9F536785F3909D1F7 |
| last seen | 2018-01-27 |
| modified | 2016-12-14 |
| published | 2016-12-14 |
| reporter | Mohit Kumar |
| source | https://thehackernews.com/2016/12/microsoft-security-update.html |
| title | Microsoft releases 12 Security Updates; Including 6 Critical Patches |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94723
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145