CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.6
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: the protected mode feature in microsoft internet explorer 7 through 10 on windows vista sp2, windows server 2008 sp2 and r2 sp1, windows 7 sp1, windows 8, windows server 2012, and windows rt does not properly implement the integrity access level (aka il) protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to obtain medium-integrity privileges by leveraging access to a low-integrity process, aka "process integrity level assignment vulnerability."
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2013-08-14
Last Modified Date: 2018-10-12