PT-2020-2845 · Microsoft · Edge

Published 2020-05-12 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-1056

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to insufficient permission assignment checks for a critical resource in Microsoft Edge, allowing a remote attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code. This can occur when Microsoft Edge does not properly enforce cross-domain policies, potentially enabling an attacker to access information from one domain and inject it into another. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a malicious website to exploit this issue.

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

Exploit

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02999

CVE-2020-1056

Affected Products

Edge

References · 5

• 🔥 https://github.com/PierreAdams/POC-CVE-2020-1056 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1056 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1056 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1056 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02999 · Security Note