CVE-2016-7281 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Web Workers implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-12-20

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 22.5% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:::::::*
	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 High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.22473.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94723
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-12-20T05:54:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.156Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7281

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-20T06:59:01.047

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

Link: CVE-2016-7281

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-254

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