PT-2015-2040 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2015-09-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-2489

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer versions prior to the fixed version

Description The issue is related to insufficient access restrictions to certain functions in Internet Explorer, allowing a remote attacker to elevate their privileges via a specially crafted web site. This can potentially lead to a script being run with elevated privileges due to improper validation of permissions under specific conditions.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer versions prior to the fixed version, consider restricting access to sensitive features and functions until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using Internet Explorer for sensitive operations until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11386

CVE-2015-2489

ZDI-15-423

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2489 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2489 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-423 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11386 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-094 · Vendor Advisory
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-094 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76585 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033487 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-094 · Note