CVE-2017-8710

moderate-risk
Published 2017-09-13

The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Do I need to act?

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33.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 67% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (10)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710
Exploit https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094
Exploit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710
Exploit https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094
Exploit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 10/34 · Low