PT-2021-1845 · Microsoft · 365 Apps+5

Willj + 1 · Published 2021-01-12 · Updated 2024-10-08 · CVE-2021-1716

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Word (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Office (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Office Online Server (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Office Web Apps (affected versions not specified) Microsoft 365 Apps (affected versions not specified) Microsoft SharePoint Server (affected versions not specified) Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in Microsoft Word and other Microsoft products. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00605

CVE-2021-1716

Affected Products

365 Apps

Office

Office Online Server

Office Web Apps

Sharepoint Server

Office Word

References · 11

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1716 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00605 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1716 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1716 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-1716 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1716 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/22047 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/8547 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/65718 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/22002 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/8546 · Telegram Post