CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was shared 11/14/2017 with McAfee as KB4048955 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-11844 since 07/31/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/23/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104551 (KB4048955: Windows 10 Version 1709 and Windows Server Version 1709 November 2017 Cumulative Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91413 (Microsoft Edge Security Update for November 2017).
Applying the patch KB4048955 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104551). The entries 109334, 109335, 109336 and 109337 are related to this item.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 104551
Nessus Name: KB4048955: Windows 10 Version 1709 and Windows Server Version 1709 November 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 835030
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4048955)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Patch: KB4048955
Timeline
07/31/2017 🔍11/14/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: KB4048955
Researcher: Debasish Mandal
Organization: McAfee
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11844 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039797
SecurityFocus: 101707 - Microsoft Edge CVE-2017-11844 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 11/15/2017 10:31Updated: 01/23/2021 14:20
Changes: 11/15/2017 10:31 (86), 12/06/2019 10:10 (6), 01/23/2021 14:16 (3), 01/23/2021 14:20 (1)
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