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CVE-2018-8557 — Vulnerability in Microsoft.ChakraCore — CVE Details

HIGH

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

Published May 13, 2022Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8541, CVE-2018-8542, CVE-2018-8543, CVE-2018-8551, CVE-2018-8555, CVE-2018-8556, CVE-2018-8588.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 13, 2022 (1613 days ago).
  • Last revised February 16, 2024 — 644 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet
Update Microsoft.ChakraCore to 1.11.3 or later
dotnet add package Microsoft.ChakraCore --version 1.11.3

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: nuget (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
Microsoft.ChakraCore
nuget
1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11.0 (+35 more)1.11.3

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-787
    Out-of-bounds WriteMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-8557?
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2018-8557?
CVE-2018-8557 affects Microsoft.ChakraCore. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2018-8557 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-rhvg-r9fw-9wqj

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