CVE-2020-1059
published 2020-05-21CVE-2020-1059: A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly parse HTTP content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick…
PriorityP423medium4.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNILAN
EPSS
2.11%
81.7th percentile
A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly parse HTTP content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user by redirecting the user to a specially crafted website. The specially crafted website could either spoof content or serve as a pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in web services.
To exploit the vulnerability, the user must click a specially crafted URL. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could send an email message containing the specially crafted URL to the user in an attempt to convince the user to click it.
In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to appear as a legitimate website to the user. However, the attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the specially crafted website. The attacker would have to convince the user to visit the specially crafted website, typically by way of enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince the user to interact with content on the website.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Edge parses HTTP responses.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_edge | >= 1.0..0 < publication | publication |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1803_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1803_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1803_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1809_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1809_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1809_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1903_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1909_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1909_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_10_version_1909_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_edge_on_windows_server_2019 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
vendor_msrc4.3MEDIUM
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VulDB
Microsoft Edge redirect
vuldb·2026-08-20·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2020-1059 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Edge redirect
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Edge. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to open redirect.
This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-1059. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
GHSA
GHSA-mvgv-j2f5-78mw: A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly parse HTTP content, aka 'Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability'
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-1059 [MEDIUM] GHSA-mvgv-j2f5-78mw: A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly parse HTTP content, aka 'Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability'
A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly parse HTTP content, aka 'Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability'.
Microsoft
Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-05-12·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2020-1059 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability
Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability
Description: A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly parse HTTP content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user by redirecting the user to a specially crafted website. The specially crafted website could either spoof content or serve as a pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in web services.
To exploit the vulnerability, the user must click a specially crafted URL. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could send an email message containing the specially crafted URL to the user in an attempt to convince the user to click it.
In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to appear as a legitimate website to the user. Howev
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — May 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-05-12·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — May 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday — May 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 111 vulnerabilities. Fifteen of the flaws Microsoft disclosed are considered critical. There are also 95 "important" vulnerabilities and six low- and moderate-severity vulnerabilities each.
Cisco Talos specifically disclosed CVE-2020-0901 , a code execution vulnerability in Excel. This month’s security update also covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including SharePoint, Media Foundation and the Chakra scripting engine.
Talos also released a new set of SNORTⓇ rules that provi
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — May 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-05-12·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2020-0901 [CRITICAL] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — May 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 111 vulnerabilities. Fifteen of the flaws Microsoft disclosed are considered critical. There are also 95 "important" vulnerabilities and six low- and moderate-severity vulnerabilities each.
Cisco Talos specifically disclosed CVE-2020-0901, a code execution vulnerability in Excel. This month’s security update also covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including SharePoint, Media Foundation and the Chakra scripting engine.
Talos also released a new set of SNORTⓇ rules that provide coverage for some of these vulnerabilities. For more, check out the full Snort rule
2020-05-21
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