CVE-2018-8547 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-8547

A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when an open source customization...

Vulnerability Description

A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when an open source customization for Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected AD FS server, aka "Active Directory Federation Services XSS Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers
Vulnerable Versions:
(Server Core installation), Windows RT 8.1, 32-bit systems, x64-based systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems, Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, version 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

Timeline

Official Publish: November 14th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.