CVE-2023-28285
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Office Word. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SKP files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
Microsoft 365 MSO version 2305 build 16.0.16501.20074 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability.
*Credits:
Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-03-13 CVE Reserved
- 2023-04-11 CVE Published
- 2023-07-03 First Exploit
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- 2024-11-16 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (4)
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51552 | 2023-07-03 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28285 | 2024-05-29 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | 365 Apps Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "365 Apps" | - | enterprise |
Affected
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Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Office Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office" | 2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office" and version "2019" | macos |
Affected
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Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Office Long Term Servicing Channel Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office Long Term Servicing Channel" | 2021 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office Long Term Servicing Channel" and version "2021" | macos |
Affected
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