Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability via XML External Entity (XXE) in Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc)

CVE-2017-8710 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

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