CVE-2023-36761mediumunder attackCWE-20

CVE-2023-36761: medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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48Vexday Risk Score

Prioritize patching. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA.

ssvc Attendcvss 6.5epss 20%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDSep 12
CISA KEVSep 12
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2023-10-03

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

In short

Microsoft Word can leak sensitive information from documents when processing specially crafted files, allowing attackers to view data they shouldn't have access to.

Technical detail

An improper input validation vulnerability (CWE-20) in Microsoft Word allows information disclosure through maliciously crafted document files. The attack requires user interaction (document opening) and can expose sensitive content residing in memory or the document structure without requiring elevated privileges.

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Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseMicrosoft · Microsoft Office 2019Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC 2021Microsoft · Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1Microsoft · Microsoft Word 2016
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