Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability
Weakness
The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_10_1507 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.10240.20766 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_1607 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.14393.7336 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_1809 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.17763.6293 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_21h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.19044.4894 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_22h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.19045.4894 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_21h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.22000.3197 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_22h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.22621.4169 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_23h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.22621.4169 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_23h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.22631.4169 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_24h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.26100.1742 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2008 | Microsoft | –sp2 (including) | –sp2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2008 | Microsoft | r2 (including) | r2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | r2 (including) | r2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2016 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.14393.7336 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2019 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.17763.6293 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2022 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.20348.2700 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2022_23h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.25398.1128 (excluding) |
Extended Description
If an attacker can cause the UI to display erroneous data, or to otherwise convince the user to display information that appears to come from a trusted source, then the attacker could trick the user into performing the wrong action. This is often a component in phishing attacks, but other kinds of problems exist. For example, if the UI is used to monitor the security state of a system or network, then omitting or obscuring an important indicator could prevent the user from detecting and reacting to a security-critical event. UI misrepresentation can take many forms:
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/154.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/163.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/164.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/173.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/98.html