Spoofing attack in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-8611
Published: July 11, 2017 / Updated: July 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7439
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8611
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The weakness exists due to improper parsing of HTTP content by Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and perform a spoofing attack.
The weakness exists due to improper parsing of HTTP content by Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and perform a spoofing attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8611
Install updates from vendor's website.