CVE-2015-0016 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 75.8% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-15.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 75.78% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-06-15 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-01-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows TS WebProxy Directory Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-05-25 |
| Due | 2022-06-15 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Remote Desktop Services - Web Proxy IE Sandbox Escape (MS15-004) (Metasploit) | 2015-02-03 |
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explorer-sandbox/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62076
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-004
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explorer-sandbox/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62076
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-004
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-0016
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