7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-8625
Microsoft Internet Explorer VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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 Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2018, 12:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 28, 2020, 12:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-8625 has a 4 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-2018-8625 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 internet_explorer
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-2018-8625.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106122 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8625 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46022/ 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).

None

Python HTML PHP

Updated: 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 11, 2022, 10:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 62 different CVEs too.

None

Python HTML PHP

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
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Born at : July 11, 2022, 10:39 p.m. This repo has been linked 62 different CVEs too.

None

Python HTML PHP

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 9, 2022, 9:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 62 different CVEs too.

DOM fuzzer

fuzzing security dom

Python HTML PHP

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
1668 stars 269 fork 269 watcher
Born at : Sept. 21, 2017, 3:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 62 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-2018-8625 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-8625 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:x64:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-416
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:-:-:*:-:-:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:pro_n:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:-:-:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106122 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106122 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8625 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8625 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46022/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46022/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:r2:sp1:*:*:*:x64:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:-:-:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46022/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106122 [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-2018-8625 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-2018-8625 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

95.76 }} -0.06%

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0.99492

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