HTTP: Microsoft Edge CVE-2016-7206 Information Disclosure
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of CSS styling for visited links. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing an user to visit a maliciously crafted web-page. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would reveal a targets browser history potentially disclosing sensitive information.
Extended Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7280.
Affected Products
Microsoft edge
Short Name
HTTP:STC:IE:MS-EDGE-INFO-LEAK
Severity
Minor
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2016-7206 Disclosure Edge Information Microsoft bid:94737
Release Date
12/13/2016
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3415
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
4.3