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    CVE-2015-0072

    Cross-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)."

    Published:Feb 7, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Feb 7, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.88552
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    http://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.htmlhttp://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.htmlhttps://github.com/dbellavista/uxss-poc

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    References

    http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2015/02/05/another-day-another-zero-day-internet-explorer-s-turn-cve-2015-0072.aspx
    http://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/0
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62658
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/2879372/dangerous-ie-vulnerability-opens-door-to-powerful-phishing-attacks.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534662/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72489
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031888
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-018
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100606
    https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/internet-explorer-has-a-cross-site-scripting-zero-day-bug/
    http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2015/02/05/another-day-another-zero-day-internet-explorer-s-turn-cve-2015-0072.aspx
    http://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/0
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62658
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/2879372/dangerous-ie-vulnerability-opens-door-to-powerful-phishing-attacks.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534662/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72489
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031888
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-018
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100606
    https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/internet-explorer-has-a-cross-site-scripting-zero-day-bug/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High