Microsoft Office link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-30104. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Office (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/11/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-30104. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 EUVD (EUVD-2024-28041). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

06/11/2024 🔍
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05/19/2026 +707 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-30104 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-30104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268047
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2024 19:37
Updated: 05/19/2026 23:44
Changes: 06/11/2024 19:37 (23), 06/11/2024 19:38 (7), 06/11/2024 19:41 (38), 06/14/2024 07:05 (11), 07/08/2024 18:43 (8), 07/10/2024 21:33 (2), 03/24/2025 07:07 (4), 06/05/2025 05:46 (1), 05/19/2026 23:44 (1)
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