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CVE-2023-41764:
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Overview
Microsoft Office Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2023-41764) was disclosed on September 12, 2023. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft Office products including Microsoft 365 Apps Enterprise (x64 and x86), Office 2013 SP1, Office 2016, Office 2019, and Office Long Term Servicing Channel 2021 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. It is classified under CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to conduct spoofing attacks against Microsoft Office systems. The impact is primarily focused on integrity (I:H) with no direct effect on confidentiality (C:N) or availability (A:N) (Microsoft MSRC).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB articles including KB5002100, KB5002457, and KB5002498 for different versions of Microsoft Office (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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