Security restrictions bypass in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2018-8307
Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: July 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13781
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8307
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of embedded OLE objects by Microsoft WordPad. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted document file designed to exploit the vulnerability and bypass content blocking.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8307
Install updates from vendor's website.