CVE-2019-1172

Plain English Summary

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An attacker can take over a user's account by tricking them into visiting a malicious website that steals their login token. This requires the user to click on a specially crafted link, making it crucial for users to be cautious about where they browse.

Technical Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Azure Active Directory (AAD) Microsoft Account (MSA) during the login request session. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take over a user's account. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to trick a user into browsing to a specially crafted website, allowing the attacker to steal the user's token. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how MSA handles cookies.

CVSS Vector Analysis

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
Confidentiality ImpactLow
Integrity ImpactNone
Availability ImpactNone
ScopeUnchanged

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Est. Bounty
$552($500-$1K)
Vendor Response
Grade FPatched in 2382 days

Quick Information

Published

Aug 14, 2019

over 6 years ago

Last Modified

Feb 20, 2026

about 2 months ago

Vendor

microsoft

Product

windows 10

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