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CVE-2017-8710 Details

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".

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-611	Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft windows 7	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server 2008	r2 sp1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::itanium:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::x64:* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
May 3, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Mar 6, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 21, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 21, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 20, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 14, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]