Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing Vulnerability
CVE-2023-36897

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise
Microsoft Office Ltsc 2021
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-36897?

The spoofing vulnerability in Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime allows attackers to manipulate user input, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or exposure of sensitive information. This vulnerability highlights the importance of securing development tools and ensuring that users are aware of the risks associated with untrusted content.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 32-bit Systems 16.0.1

Microsoft Office 2019 32-bit Systems 19.0.0

Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 x64-based Systems 16.0.1

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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