CVE-2015-6139 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge mishandle content types, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script in a privileged context via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-12-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 16.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.16102.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034315
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034316
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-124
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-125

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2015-12-09T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:15:12.696Z

Reserved: 2015-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6139

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-09T11:59:22.510

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-6139

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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