Cross-site scripting in Microsoft Office for macOS - CVE-2015-1639
Published: January 27, 2017 / Updated: March 10, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5467
CSH Severity: Low
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1639
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office for macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-input in Microsoft Outlook App for Mac. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted email message, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user’s browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-input in Microsoft Outlook App for Mac. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted email message, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user’s browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-1639
Install update from vendor's website.