CVE-2023-28287HighCVSS 7.8

Microsoft Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
April 11, 2023
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2023-28287 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? A user needs to be tricked into running malicious files.

🎯 Affected products11

  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
  • Microsoft Publisher 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Publisher 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Publisher 2013 Service Pack 1 RT
  • Microsoft Publisher 2016 (32-bit edition)
  • Microsoft Publisher 2016 (64-bit edition)

✅ Remediation

KB5002221 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.5391.1000 KB5002213 (Security Update) — fixed build 15.0.5545.1000 KBClick to Run (Security Update) — fixed build https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

🔗 References (5)