Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2017-8733
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to trick a user into believing that the user was visiting a legitimate website, due to the way that Internet Explorer handles specific HTML content, aka "Internet Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability".
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 9, 10, 11
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511, 1607, 1703
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer — versions Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8733 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100737 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039328 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8733?
- CVE-2017-8733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-09-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8733?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.