CVE-2023-36037HighCVSS 7.8

Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published
November 14, 2023
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability? Opening a malicious file could bypass the Microsoft Office Trust Center external links check. External links can include Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) and/or references to other workbooks. See Block or unblock external content in Office documents - Microsoft Support for descriptions of related Trust Center settings.

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? An attacker must send the user a malicious file and convince them to open it.

According to the CVSS metrics, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to major loss of confidentiality (C:H), integrity (I:H), and availability (A:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain high privileges, which include read, write, and delete functionality.

🎯 Affected products9

  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)
  • Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)
  • 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 Office LTSC for Mac 2021

✅ Remediation

KBClick to Run (Security Update) — fixed build https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 16.79.23111019 KB5002518 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.5422.1000

🔗 References (6)