CVE-2017-8498 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1607 and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to read data not intended to be disclosed when Edge allows JavaScript XML DOM objects to detect installed browser extensions, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8504.

Published: 2017-06-15

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 12.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Edge

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12238.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98886
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8498

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Windows 10 Windows Server 2016

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-06-15T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:23.315Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8498

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-15T01:29:03.633

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8498

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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