CVE-2018-8504

Severity

93%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

165%

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when the software fails to properly handle objects in Protected View, aka "Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint Server, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when the software fails to properly handle objects in Protected View, aka "Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint Server, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft

First reported 6 years ago

2018-10-10 13:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Office 2013 SP1

2013

Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 RT Edition

2013

Microsoft Office 2016

2016

Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus

Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2

2010

Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2

2010

Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2

2010

Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1

2013

Microsoft Word 2013 SP1 RT

2013

Microsoft Word 2016

2016

References

105499

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1041840

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8504

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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