CVE-2017-8733

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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".

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Internet Explorer	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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100737Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039328Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8733Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100737Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039328Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8733Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 13, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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