CVE-2018-8470 Cross-site scripting in Internet Explorer 11
A universal cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 11 allows attackers to bypass security features and execute scripts.
- 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-2018-8470?
CVE-2018-8470 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 13 Sep 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
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer due to how scripts are handled that allows a universal cross-site scripting (UXSS) condition, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8470 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2018-8470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqxg-g3hm-5j49.