8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-8494
Microsoft MSXML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft XML Core Services MSXML parser processes user input, aka "MS XML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:13 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-8494 has a 10 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-2018-8494 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
8 Microsoft windows_server_2019
9 Microsoft windows_server_2012_r2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 9
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-2018-8494.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105457 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041844 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8494 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105457 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041844 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8494 Patch Vendor Advisory

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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yrime/WinAflCustomMutate

its fork winafl

CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python

Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 28, 2023, 9:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 165 different CVEs too.
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nitishbadole/oscp-note-2

None

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 23, 2022, 9:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 43 different CVEs too.
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Team-BT5/WinAFL-RDP

WinAFL modified for RDP client fuzzing

CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
15 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : Dec. 18, 2022, 1:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 163 different CVEs too.
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ssumachai/CS182-Project

None

CMake C HTML JavaScript CSS C++ Perl PLpgSQL Rich Text Format Python

Updated: 2 years ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 23, 2022, 10:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 165 different CVEs too.
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bacon-tomato-spaghetti/WinAFL-RDP

None

CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 10, 2022, 5:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 163 different CVEs too.
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pranav0408/WinAFL

None

CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python

Updated: 4 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 12, 2020, 2:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 132 different CVEs too.
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hardik05/winafl-powermopt

winafl with mopt mutators and afl fast power schedulers.

CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
20 stars 8 fork 8 watcher
Born at : Oct. 24, 2020, 2:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 133 different CVEs too.
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s0i37/winafl_inmemory

WINAFL for blackbox in-memory fuzzing (PIN)

CMake C TSQL PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
47 stars 11 fork 11 watcher
Born at : July 2, 2019, 2:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 66 different CVEs too.
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chaojianhu/winafl-intelpt

imported from intelpt/winafl-intelpt

CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Python

Updated: 5 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 6, 2019, 11:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 66 different CVEs too.
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googleprojectzero/winafl

A fork of AFL for fuzzing Windows binaries

fuzzing security afl

CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Python Rich Text Format

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
2361 stars 492 fork 492 watcher
Born at : July 7, 2016, 11:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 165 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-2018-8494 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-8494 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105457
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041844
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8494
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/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-2018-8494 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8494 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105457 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105457 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041844 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041844 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-611
    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_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041844 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105457 [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-2018-8494 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-2018-8494 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

69.83 }} 54.75%

score

0.98200

percentile

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