CVE-2016-0005 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-01-13

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 31.1% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:::::::*
	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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.31124.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034648
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-001

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-01-13T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:08:11.499Z

Reserved: 2015-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0005

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-13T05:59:03.653

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

Link: CVE-2016-0005

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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