high8.8Known exploited
CVE-2014-4123
Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-05-25. Federal due date: 2022-06-15.
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Impact
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in October 2014, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4124.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Versions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60968
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70326
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031018
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-056
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60968
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70326
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031018
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-056
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4123