Spoofing attack in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2017-8602
Published: July 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7441
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8602
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The weakness exists due to improper parsing of HTTP content. 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. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and perform a spoofing attack.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8602
Install updates from vendor's website.