Microsoft Office/SharePoint information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office and SharePoint and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-1445. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Office and SharePoint (Office Suite Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka 'Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1342.

The weakness was released 07/14/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-1445. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-157897. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Office Suite Software

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• Microsoft

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• Office
• SharePoint

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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