#VU79180 Spoofing attack in Microsoft products - CVE-2023-36897

Vulnerability identifier: #VU79180

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36897

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime
Visual Studio
Microsoft Office LTSC
Microsoft Office
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

Software vendor:
Microsoft

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Visual Studio Tools for Office. A remote attacker can spoof page content.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-36897