CVE-2017-0210

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-0210 affects Internet Explorer when the browser fails to properly enforce cross-domain policies. This flaw permits an attacker to access information from one domain and inject it into another, as described in the official disclosure published on 2017-04-12 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue over the network by convincing a user to visit a malicious web page, after which the attacker can read or modify content across domain boundaries with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No prior authentication or special privileges are required on the target system.

The Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0210 and related vendor bulletins provide official mitigation guidance and patch information for affected Internet Explorer installations.