CVE-2018-8145

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An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Chakra improperly discloses the contents of its memory, which could provide an attacker with information to further compromise the user's computer or data, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0943, CVE-2018-8130, CVE-2018-8133, CVE-2018-8177.

Published: 2018-05-09 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-8145 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 72.10%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-8145

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
45011 exploit_db edb 2018-07-12 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-8145

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-23 72.84% 72.10% -0.75%
2 2025-11-21 81.00% 72.84% -8.16%
3 2025-11-18 — 81.00% —

Full EPSS history (37 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-8145

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.6 5.9 [email protected]
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-8145

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-8145

GHSA-xphq-3x6q-q2qq · Severity: high · Ecosystem: nuget — ChakraCore information disclosure vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-8145

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft chakracore <= 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 10 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft edge — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 11 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-8145

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103986 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040844 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8145 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45011/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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