PT-2017-18450 · Microsoft · Windows 10+1

Published 2017-08-08 · Updated 2017-08-14 · CVE-2017-8642

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703

Description An elevation of privilege issue exists due to the way Microsoft Edge validates JavaScript under specific conditions, potentially allowing script to run with elevated privileges.

Recommendations For Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703, consider restricting the execution of JavaScript under specific conditions to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8642

Affected Products

Edge

Windows 10

References · 5

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8642 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8642 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100046 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039101 · Note