Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-8504
Published: June 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7053
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-2017-8504
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to incorrect handling of a filtered response type by Microsoft Edge Fetch API. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website containing malicious content, trick the victim into viewing it and read the URL of a cross-origin request.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in information disclosure.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8504
Install update from vendor's website.