Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-8498

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Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-8498

Published: June 14, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7051
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8498
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Microsoft Edge that allows JavaScript XML DOM objects to detect installed browser extensions. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website containing malicious content, trick the victim into visiting it and read arbitrary files that may be used to conduct further attacks.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in information disclosure.




How to mitigate CVE-2017-8498

Install update from vendor's website.

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