fkie_cve-2020-16933
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2020-10-16 23:15
Modified
2024-11-21 05:07
Severity ?
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle .LNK files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user. For example, the file could then take actions on behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions as the current user.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user must open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Word software. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) that contains a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. However, an attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince the user to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message, and then convince the user to open the specially crafted file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Word handles these files.</p>
References
secure@microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16933Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16933Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_10 -
microsoft windows_10 1607
microsoft windows_10 1709
microsoft windows_10 1803
microsoft windows_10 1809
microsoft windows_10 1903
microsoft windows_10 1909
microsoft windows_10 2004
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_8.1 -
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2012 -
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft windows_server_2016 -
microsoft windows_server_2016 1903
microsoft windows_server_2016 1909
microsoft windows_server_2016 2004
microsoft windows_server_2019 -
microsoft 365_apps -
microsoft office 2016
microsoft office 2019
microsoft office 2019
microsoft word 2010
microsoft word 2013
microsoft word 2013
microsoft word 2016


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