CVE-2018-8552 Information disclosure in Internet Explorer 10
An information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Scripting Engine allows attackers to read memory contents, potentially aiding further compromise of user data.
- 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-2018-8552?
CVE-2018-8552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 14 Nov 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 when VBScript improperly discloses the contents of its memory, which could provide an attacker with information to further compromise the user's computer or data, aka "Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8552 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-8552 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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-5f59-wq77-4wm6.