PT-2017-12278 · Microsoft · Edge

1Lastbr3Ath · Published 2017-11-14 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-11872

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description A security issue exists due to Microsoft Edge's improper handling of redirect requests, allowing it to bypass Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) redirect restrictions. This enables the browser to follow redirect requests that should be ignored, potentially forcing it to send restricted data to an attacker's chosen destination website.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-11872

Affected Products

Edge

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11872 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11872 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11872 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101749 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039801 · Note