CVE-2017-8710

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    CVE-2017-8710

    Published: 13 Sept 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325, https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710, https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High