CVE-2017-0233

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0241.

CVSS v3 8.3 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

8.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

5.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98179	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0233	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98179	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0233	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:02

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98179 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98179 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0233 - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0233 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-05-12 14:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-0233

Mitre link : CVE-2017-0233

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-0233

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

edge

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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