Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Office for macOS and Microsoft Office - CVE-2019-1457
Published: November 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22685
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1457
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to Microsoft Office for Mac does not enforce macro settings on an Excel document. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Excel file and gain access to sensitive information or manipulate data.
Note, this vulnerability does not allow remote code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1457
Install updates from vendor's website.