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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVE-2014-1816

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls

CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published