Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-38178
Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corrupti - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 13, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 14, 2024, 4:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution via a specially crafted URL.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38178

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-38178 has a 1 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-2024-38178 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_server_2012
2 Microsoft windows_server_2016
3 Microsoft windows_server_2019
4 Microsoft windows_10_1607
5 Microsoft windows_10_1809
6 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
7 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
8 Microsoft windows_server_2022
9 Microsoft windows_11_21h2
10 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
11 Microsoft windows_10_1507
12 Microsoft windows_11_23h2
13 Microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2
14 Microsoft windows_server_23h2
15 Microsoft windows_server_2012_r2
16 Microsoft windows_11_24h2
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-2024-38178.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38178 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).

A comprehensive analysis of the executing the malicious code without any user interaction

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
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Born at : Oct. 24, 2024, 2:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 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-2024-38178 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-38178 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38178 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38178 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20751 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.7259 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.6189 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.4780 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.4780 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.3147 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.4037 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.4037 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.26100.1457 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.7259 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.6189 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.2655 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.25398.1085
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Vulnerability Name Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Added Due Date 2024-09-03
    Added Date Added 2024-08-13
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38178 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Microsoft Corporation CWE-843
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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