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Microsoft CVE-2019-0540: Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2019-0540: Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
02/12/2019
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/12/2019
Modified
08/08/2019

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office does not validate URLs. An attacker could send a victim a specially crafted file, which could trick the victim into entering credentials. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could perform a phishing attack. The update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Microsoft Office properly validates URLs.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4092465-f25d1508-aa9c-4a27-a053-e9011a41b0ed
  • msft-kb4462138-10291de3-9d3c-418a-b75a-4ecb4895a790
  • msft-kb4462138-9ed86445-505f-426b-82de-2135fc52ec00
  • msft-kb4462154-5348d962-c795-4dad-9759-c4e0467c37f1
  • msft-kb4462174-0ddf0ad9-d785-4c1e-b472-40f7132015d8
  • msft-kb4462174-c79bd351-53c2-4a00-aafc-63d65722a1d7

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