CVE-2017-8733

Internet Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8733 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by KB4038783, released September 12, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
2.4
Low
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Unlikely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0516
92nd percentile

<p>A spoofing vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles specific HTML content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user into believing that the user was visiting a legitimate website. The specially crafted website could either spoof content or serve as a pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in web services.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, the user must either browse to a malicious website or be redirected to it. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could send an email message in an attempt to convince the user to click a link to the malicious website.</p> <p>In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to appear as a legitimate website to the user. However, the attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the specially crafted website. The attacker would have to convince the user to visit the specially crafted website, typically by way of enticement in an email or instant message.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Internet Explorer handles specific HTML content.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012 KB4038799 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012 KB4036586 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.1106 KB4038783 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.1106 KB4038783 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 14393.1715 KB4038782 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 14393.1715 KB4038782 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 15063.608 KB4038788 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 15063.608 KB4038788 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17609 KB4038781 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17609 KB4038781 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038777 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4036586 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038777 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4036586 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4038792 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4036586 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4038792 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4036586 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows RT 8.1 KB4038792 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4038777 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4036586 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4038792 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4036586 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2016 14393.1715 KB4038782 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 KB4036586 Sep 12, 2017
Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4036586 Sep 12, 2017