Vulnerability details
Advisory: SB2024070957 - Spoofing attack in Windows MSHTML Platform
Vulnerable component: Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38112
CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
CWE-ID: CWE-668 - Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
Description:
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can perform spoofing attack and trick the victim to execute a specially crafted file.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
External links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38112