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CVE-2015-0072
Microsoft Internet Explorer Universal XSS (UXSS)
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an IFRAME element that triggers a redirect, a second IFRAME element that does not trigger a redirect, and an eval of a WindowProxy object, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 7, 2015, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 12, 2018, 10:08 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-0072 has a 6 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-2015-0072 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 internet_explorer
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2015-0072.

URL Resource
http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2015/02/05/another-day-another-zero-day-internet-explorer-s-turn-cve-2015-0072.aspx
http://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.html Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/0
http://secunia.com/advisories/62658
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2879372/dangerous-ie-vulnerability-opens-door-to-powerful-phishing-attacks.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534662/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72489
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031888
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-018
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100606
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/internet-explorer-has-a-cross-site-scripting-zero-day-bug/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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lnick2023/nicenice

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.
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xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.
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0xR0/uxss-db

None

HTML AngelScript Python JavaScript PHP Java Shell

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 20, 2018, 1:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 37 different CVEs too.
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Metnew/uxss-db

🔪Browser logic vulnerabilities :skull_and_crossbones:

security browser xss vulnerability cve javascript

HTML JavaScript Shell Python PHP Java ActionScript

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
684 stars 86 fork 86 watcher
Born at : Oct. 27, 2017, 5:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 37 different CVEs too.
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qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
3289 stars 678 fork 678 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.
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dbellavista/uxss-poc

Universal xss PoC with multiple target sites (CVE-2015-0072)

JavaScript

Updated: 5 years, 3 months ago
7 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Feb. 21, 2015, 11:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-0072 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-0072 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.

  • 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/MS15-018 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-018 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534662/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534662/100/0/threaded [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/100606 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100606 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad de XSS en Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 y 11 permite a atacantes remotos evadir Same Origin Policy y inyectar secuencias de comandos web arbitrarios o HTML a través de vectores que involucran un elemento IFRAME que provoca una redirección, un segundo elemento IFRAME que no provoca una redirección y un objeto eval de WindowProxy, también conocido como 'Universal XSS (UXSS).'
    Added Translation Vulnerabilidad de XSS en Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 hasta la versión 11 permite a atacantes remotos eludir la Same Origin Policy e inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a través de vectores que involucran un elemento IFRAME que desencadena una redirección, un segundo elemento IFRAME que no desencadena una redirección y una eval de un objeto WindowProxy, también conocido como "Universal XSS (UXSS)".
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.html Exploit
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031888
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an IFRAME element that triggers a redirect, a second IFRAME element that does not trigger a redirect, and an eval of a WindowProxy object, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)." Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an IFRAME element that triggers a redirect, a second IFRAME element that does not trigger a redirect, and an eval of a WindowProxy object, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."
    Added Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-018
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100606
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72489
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130308/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Universal-XSS-Proof-Of-Concept.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62658
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534662/100/0/threaded
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.html No Types Assigned http://innerht.ml/blog/ie-uxss.html Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 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-2015-0072 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-0072 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

97.26 }} 0.05%

score

0.99877

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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