Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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MS13-097 Registry Symlink IE Sandbox Escape
exploit/windows/local/ms13_097_ie_registry_symlink
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Registry Symlink - IE Sandbox Escape (MS13-097) (Metasploit) EDB-33893 · local · Jun 27, 2014 · verified
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References
- 100757 vdb-entry
- 33893 exploit
- MS13-097 vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127245/MS13-097-Registry-Symlink-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html