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CVE-2019-0540 — A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office does not va

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office does not validate URLs.An attacker could send a victim a specially crafted file, which could trick the victim into entering credentials, aka 'Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.

CVSS
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EPSS
22.18% (top 4.30%)
CWE
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Published
2019-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T17:51:27.230Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office does not validate URLs.An attacker could send a victim a specially crafted file, which could trick the victim into entering credentials, aka 'Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions), 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions), 2013 RT Service Pack 1, 2016 (32-bit edition), 2016 (64-bit edition), 2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, Word Viewer
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel Viewerunspecified
MicrosoftOffice 365 ProPlus32-bit Systems, 64-bit Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft PowerPoint Viewerunspecified
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office Compatibility PackService Pack 3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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