9.3
CVE-2015-0016
- EPSS 91.15%
- Published 13.01.2015 22:59:07
- Last modified 12.04.2025 10:46:40
- Source secure@microsoft.com
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Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Microsoft ≫ Windows 8.1 Version-
Microsoft ≫ Windows Rt Version- Updategold
Microsoft ≫ Windows Rt 8.1 Version-
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2008 Versionr2 Updatesp1
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2012 Version- Updategold
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2012 Versionr2 HwPlatformx64
Microsoft ≫ Windows Vista Version- Updatesp2
25.05.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
Microsoft Windows TS WebProxy Directory Traversal Vulnerability
VulnerabilityDirectory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to escalate privileges.
DescriptionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 91.15% | 0.996 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 9.3 | 8.6 | 10 |
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.