CVE-2018-8305 Information disclosure in Mail, Calendar, and People in Windows 8.1 App Store
An attacker can disclose sensitive information by tricking a user into opening a malicious message in the Windows Mail Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8305?
CVE-2018-8305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Mail, Calendar, and People in Windows 8.1 App Store, published on 11 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows Mail Client when a message is opened, aka "Windows Mail Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Mail, Calendar, and People in Windows 8.1 App Store.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8305?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Calendar, Microsoft Windows Mail, Microsoft Windows People.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-85v2-f323-3rqr.