CVE-2017-8710

Medium

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".

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedSep 13, 2017
First seenSep 13, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_7No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_2008No range specified, r2—

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