Spoofing attack in Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office

1) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU79180

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36897

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Visual Studio Tools for Office. A remote attacker can spoof page content.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime: All versions

Microsoft Office LTSC 2021: 32 bit editions - 64 bit editions

Microsoft Office: 2019

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise: 32-bit Systems - 64-bit Systems

Visual Studio: 17.2.0 17.2.32505.173 - 17.6.5 17.6.33829.357

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2010_tools_for_office_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_office_ltsc_2021:32:bit editions:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_office_ltsc_2021:64:bit editions:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_office:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_365_apps_for_enterprise:32-bit Systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_365_apps_for_enterprise:64-bit Systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:17.2.17:17.2.33829.164:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:17.4.9:17.4.33829.165:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:17.6.5:17.6.33829.357:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-36897

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.