CVE-2017-8557 — XML External Entity (XXE) Injection in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE) Injection4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.5%
top 18.80%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
15
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012+12 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 11
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Windows System Information Console in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability improperly parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows System Information Console Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages14 packages

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-xv2g-h4p5-m8rq: Windows System Information Console in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows System Information Console Information Disclosure Vulnerability↗2017-07-11
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - July 2017↗2017-07-11
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