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Zero-day XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Can Let Attackers Steal Files, System Info

  • Posted on:April 19, 2019 at 9:46 am
  • Posted in:Vulnerabilities
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    Trend Micro
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A zero-day extensible markup language (XML) external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) was recently disclosed by security researcher John Page. An attacker can reportedly exploit this vulnerability to steal confidential information or exfiltrate local files from the victim’s machine. Page tested the vulnerability in the latest version of IE (11) with current patches on Windows 7 and 10, and Windows Server 2012 R2 operating systems. We looked at its attack chain to better understand how the security flaw works and how it can be mitigated.

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Tags: IEInternet ExplorerXXEXXE Injection

Microsoft Rolls Out Updates for IE, Microsoft Windows in July Patch Tuesday

  • Posted on:July 8, 2014 at 12:36 pm
  • Posted in:Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Bernadette Irinco (Technical Communications)
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Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows are some of the affected applications addressed in this month’s round of security updates.  For their July patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released six security bulletins, two of which are tagged as ‘critical’.  The three other bulletins are rated as ‘important’ and one bulletin as ‘moderate.’ MS14-037 resolves about 23 vulnerabilities found existing…

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Tags: AdobeAdobe Flash PlayerIEInternet ExplorerMicrosoftPatch TuesdayVulnerabilities

Trend Micro Protects Users Against Active Exploits on Latest Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities

  • Posted on:June 13, 2012 at 1:16 pm
  • Posted in:Malware, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Pavithra Hanchagaiah (Senior Security Researcher)
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Apart from the regular monthly patch release Microsoft issued yesterday, which included a patch for relatively large number of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (MS12-037), Microsoft also reported another IE vulnerability that has no patch available yet. MS Security Advisory (2719615) specifically identifies the Microsoft XML (MSXML) Core Services as the vulnerable part. MSXML provides a…

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Tags: advisorycve-2012-1875cve-2012-1889deep securityIDFIEInternet Explorerms advisory 2719615ms12-037MSXML

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