Spoofing attack in Microsoft OneNote



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-36769
CWE-ID CWE-451
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Microsoft Office
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Microsoft OneNote
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU79575

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36769

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. A remote attacker can spoof document's content.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Microsoft Office: 365 - 2019

Microsoft OneNote: before 15.0.5579.1000, 16.0.5408.1000, 15.0.5579.1000

CPE2.3 External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-36769


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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