Submit #127: Microsoft Excel 2016 v1901 Error Import Based XML External Entity Injectioninfo

TitleMicrosoft Excel 2016 v1901 Error Import Based XML External Entity Injection
DescriptionDescription: Excel query from file feature is vulnerable to "Error" based XML External Entity attacks, if the user chooses the "Import as Html page" functionality upon receiving errors importing a specially crafted XML file. This can result in potential remote data exfiltration, user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. Author: John Page (aka hyp3rlinx) Date (public disclosure): 2019-11-30
Source⚠️ http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-EXCEL-2016-v1901-IMPORT-ERROR-EXTERNAL-ENTITY-INJECTION.txt
User
 misc (UID 3)
Submission12/01/2019 08:28 (6 years ago)
Moderation12/08/2019 17:55 (7 days later)
StatusAccepted
VulDB entry146800 [Microsoft Excel XML Import xml external entity reference]
Points19

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