8.8High
KEV
CVE-2014-4123Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Known exploited — Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 25.05.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 15.06.2022.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4123
Description
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.
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer | 7 |
References and patches
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
- 60968 third-party-advisoryBroken Link
- 1031018 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- MS14-056 vendor-advisoryPatchVendor Advisory
- 70326 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4123 US Government Resource
CPE matches (NVD) (5)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*