CVE-2017-8710

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2017-8710 · Published 13/09/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
—	No affected product versions are listed for this vulnerability yet.

Description

The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

References

securityfocus.com/bid/100793 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1039325 · Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710 · Patch
vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php · Exploit
youtube.com/watch · Exploit

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