CVE-2015-0016

HIGH KEV

Microsoft Windows 7 - Path Traversal

Title source: rule

Description

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."

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Metasploit · rubylocalwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983

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metasploit WORKING POC GOOD

by Unknown, Henry Li, juan vazquez · rubypocwin

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/ms15_004_tswbproxy.rb

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References (10)

[Exploit] http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explorer-sandbox/

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-Services-Web-Proxy-IE-Sandbox-Escape.html

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/62076

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-004

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-0016

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.9209

EPSS Percentile 99.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CISA KEV 2022-05-25

VulnCheck KEV 2015-01-13

InTheWild.io 2015-01-13

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2015-0054

CWE

CWE-22

Status published

Products (9)

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_8

microsoft/windows_8.1

microsoft/windows_rt

microsoft/windows_rt_8.1

microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1

microsoft/windows_server_2012

microsoft/windows_server_2012 r2

microsoft/windows_vista

Published Jan 13, 2015

KEV Added May 25, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026