TI-2017-00048 Aliases CVE-2017-0055 GHSA-pw85-hhgc-r9w6

Cross-site scripting in Microsoft IIS Server

MEDIUM 44CWE-79Published 2017-03-17 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) in Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting and run script with local user privileges via a crafted request, aka "Microsoft IIS Server XSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.16369 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	IIS Server	Internet Information Server (IIS) in Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016	—	No fix listed	CNA

IIS Server VendorMicrosoft Affected Internet Information Server (IIS) in Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::*	1511	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*	1607	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:::::::*	r2	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*	r2	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1511 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1607 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Show 2 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-0055
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pw85-hhgc-r9w6

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0055

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Sources

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