VDB-164652 · CVE-2020-17020 · GCVE-0-2020-17020

Microsoft Office up to 2019 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Office up to 2019. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-17020. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office up to 2019 (Office Suite Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 11/10/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-17020. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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.

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

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Productinfo

Type

Office Suite Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Office

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 3.3
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

08/04/2020 🔍
11/10/2020 +98 days 🔍
11/10/2020 +0 days 🔍
11/11/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/05/2020 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-17020 (🔍)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-17020
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164652

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2020 09:51
Updated: 12/05/2020 01:51
Changes: 11/11/2020 09:51 (33), 11/11/2020 09:54 (18), 12/05/2020 01:44 (3), 12/05/2020 01:51 (20)
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