CVE-2018-8242

moderate-risk
Published 2018-07-11

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296, CVE-2018-8298.

Do I need to act?

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19.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 80% 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 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104620
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041258
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8242
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104620
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041258
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8242
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moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low