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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-7281

The Web Workers implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 13.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The Web Workers implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.0
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
13.72% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-254
Affected
microsoft/edge · microsoft/internet explorer
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.