Medium severity · published Mar 17, 2017
CVE-2017-0055
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) in Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1;…
6.1
CVSS
16.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) in Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting and run script with local user privileges via a crafted request, aka "Microsoft IIS Server XSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)16.4% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
1511; 1607 · source: NVD
W7
Windows 7 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W8
Windows 8.1 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WR
Windows RT 8.1 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WV
Windows Vista · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0055
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0055
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96622
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038012
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0055
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