Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-8174
Microsoft Windows VBScript Engine Out-of-Bounds Wr - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka "Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka "Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution"

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-8174 has a 70 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-8174 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_7
3 Microsoft windows_8.1
4 Microsoft windows_rt_8.1
5 Microsoft windows_server_2008
6 Microsoft windows_server_2012
7 Microsoft windows_server_2016
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 7
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-8174.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103998 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/a-single-instruction-micropatch-for.html Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8174 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44741/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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twensoo/PersistentThreat

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Updated: 5 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 7, 2023, 2:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.
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emtee40/APT_CyberCriminal_Campagin_Collections

APT & CyberCriminal Campaign Collection

YARA Python VBScript HTML CSS JavaScript Rich Text Format

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 9, 2023, 10:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.
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MN439/bingduziyuan

病毒资源库

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : July 19, 2023, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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CVEDB/awesome-cve-repo

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Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
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Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 435 different CVEs too.
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CVEDB/top

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Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2023, 1:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 265 different CVEs too.
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lnick2023/nicenice

None

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.
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weeka10/-hktalent-TOP

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Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
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cyberanand1337x/bug-bounty-2022

None

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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BugBlocker/lotus-scripts

Lotus Lua Scripts is a repository containing a collection of Lua scripts designed to scan for various vulnerabilities.

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Lua

Updated: 11 months, 4 weeks ago
6 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 20, 2022, 11:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.
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jbmihoub/all-poc

None

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Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 25, 2022, 12:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 250 different CVEs too.
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whiterabb17/TigerShark

All in 1 phishing framework

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Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago
23 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

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Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
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nobiusmallyu/kehai

None

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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GhostTroops/TOP

TOP All bugbounty pentesting CVE-2023- POC Exp RCE example payload Things

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Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
647 stars 116 fork 116 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2022, 1:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 273 different CVEs too.
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svbjdbk123/-

None

Python

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 3, 2022, 5:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 36 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-8174 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-8174 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103998 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103998 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103998 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8174 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8174 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/a-single-instruction-micropatch-for.html No Types Assigned https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/a-single-instruction-micropatch-for.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44741/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44741/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 25, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44741/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/a-single-instruction-micropatch-for.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-8174 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-8174 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.39 }} -0.02%

score

0.99933

percentile

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