(MS15-062) Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3062577)
Publish date: June 24, 2015
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-1757
Advisory Date: JUN 24, 2015
DESCRIPTION
This security update addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) that could allow elevation of privilege when an attacker submits a specially crafted URL to a target site.
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008
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