Spoofing attack in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook - CVE-2023-36893
Published: August 8, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79148
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36893
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 perform spoofing attack and obtain NetNTLMv2 hashes.
Affected software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36893
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Outlook - addressed in versions 15.0.5579.1000, 16.0.5408.1000