CVE-2014-4123

Known Exploited

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.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 16.84% Top 10%

KEV Since

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory technet.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx	not applicable vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60968	third party advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031018	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-056	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70326	broken link third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4123?: CVE-2014-4123 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4123?: To fix CVE-2014-4123, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-4123 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is confirmed that CVE-2014-4123 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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