4.3

CVE-2017-8733: microsoft corporation internet explorer

CVSS: 4.3v3.0MediumModified
Published 13-09-2017Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8733 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in microsoft corporation internet explorer. EPSS estimates a 5.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.16%
0%100%
Low · -0.97 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-09-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to trick a user into believing that the user was visiting a legitimate website, due to the way that Internet Explorer handles specific HTML content, aka "Internet Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability".

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.97 pp

From 6.12% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
5.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product
Microsoft corporation1 product
  • internet explorerMicrosoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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