CVE-2017-8710
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 10.4%
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".
- Affected
- Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc)
- CVSS v3.0 NVD
- 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - EPSS
- 10.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile
- Published
- 2017-09-13
- Updated
- 2024-09-16
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I
Security advisories
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325