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CVE-2019-0948

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) when it improperly parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could create a file containing specially crafted XML content and convince an authenticated user to import the file. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way that the Event Viewer parses XML input.

Published

2019-06-12T14:29:01.743

Last Modified

2025-05-20T18:15:30.890

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-611
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System microsoft windows_10 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_10 1607 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_10 1703 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_10 1709 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_10 1803 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_10 1809 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_10 1903 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_7 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_8.1 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_rt_8.1 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2012 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2016 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2016 1803 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2016 1903 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2019 - Yes
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