CVE-2017-8710

MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Server 2008 SP2/R2 SP1 - XXE in Common Console Document

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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".

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.3310
EPSS Percentile 97.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-611
Status published
Products (4)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1.
Published Sep 13, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026