6.5Medium KEV

CVE-2017-0022Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft Corporation XML Core Services Published: 2017-03-17 03:00 (9 years ago)

Known exploited — Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 24.05.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 14.06.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0022

Description

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft XML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Weakness (CWE): CWE-119

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
microsoft	windows 8.1	—
microsoft	windows server 2008	r2
microsoft	windows server 2012	r2
Microsoft Corporation	XML Core Services	XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2

References and patches

96069 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/exploit-kit-rendezvous-and-cve-2017-0022.html Exploit
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0022 PatchVendor Advisory
1038014 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0022 US Government Resource

CPE matches (NVD) (5)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS score

6.5Medium

Source: CISA-ADP · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

All scores (4)

CISA-ADP	CVSS 3.1	6.5Medium
nvd	CVSS 3.1	6.5Medium
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	CVSS 3.1	6.5Medium
nvd	CVSS 2.0	4.3Medium

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

18.07%

higher than 97% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Timeline

ID reserved2016-09-09
Published2017-03-17 03:00
Reached IP-DB2026-10-24 23:32
Added to KEV2022-05-24
Last updated2026-06-17 03:56

Assigned by (CNA): microsoft
NVD status: Analyzed

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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