CVE-2019-0540

Summary

CVECVE-2019-0540
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-03-05 23:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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'.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-601

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Excel Viewer - All All All
Application Microsoft Excel Viewer - All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2013 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2019 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2013 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2019 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 365 Proplus - All All All
Application Microsoft Office 365 Proplus - All All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer - All All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer - All All All
Application Microsoft Word Viewer - All All All
Application Microsoft Word Viewer - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Office CVE-2019-0540 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0540 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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