Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2015-0016
Microsoft Windows TS WebProxy Directory Traversal - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2015, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 20, 2024, 3:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to escalate privileges.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0016

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-0016 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-0016 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_7
2 Microsoft windows_8.1
3 Microsoft windows_rt_8.1
4 Microsoft windows_server_2008
5 Microsoft windows_server_2012
6 Microsoft windows_vista
7 Microsoft windows_8
8 Microsoft windows_rt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-0016.

URL Resource
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explorer-sandbox/ Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/62076 Broken Link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-004 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explorer-sandbox/ Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/62076 Broken Link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-004 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-0016 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-0016 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explorer-sandbox/
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62076
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-004
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62076 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62076 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983 Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-004 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-004 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:x64:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-004 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-004 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99515 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99516 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99516 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99515 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62076 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983 No Types Assigned http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explorer-sandbox/ No Types Assigned http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explorer-sandbox/ Exploit
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html
    Added Reference http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explorer-sandbox/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:x64:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-004 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-004 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-0016 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

85.81 }} -1.64%

score

0.98785

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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