Cross-domain scripting in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2017-0210

Vulnerability details

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of input data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in security context of another domain.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Note: this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2017-0210

External References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0210

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability