VDB-186410 · CVE-2021-42292 · GCVE-0-2021-42292

Microsoft Office up to LTSC 2021 Excel authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Office up to LTSC 2021. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Excel. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-42292. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Office up to LTSC 2021 (Office Suite Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Excel. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/09/2021 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-42292. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 11/17/2021 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 12/01/2021:

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (678). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Office Suite Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Office

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/12/2021 🔍
11/09/2021 +28 days 🔍
11/09/2021 +0 days 🔍
11/10/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2025 +1269 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2021-42292 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-42292
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-186410
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2021 08:39
Updated: 05/02/2025 22:05
Changes: 11/10/2021 08:39 (10), 11/10/2021 08:40 (20), 11/10/2021 08:43 (25), 11/12/2021 07:30 (2), 11/12/2021 07:36 (20), 04/22/2024 08:16 (29), 06/23/2024 17:06 (2), 07/25/2024 01:11 (11), 09/16/2024 16:57 (2), 03/08/2025 01:36 (1), 05/02/2025 22:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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