PT-2023-18339 · Microsoft · Office Publisher

Charlie Hurel + 4 · Published 2023-02-14 · Updated 2025-02-04 · CVE-2023-21715

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office Publisher (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Office Publisher. It has been found exploited in the wild, affecting Microsoft products. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or specific technical details about exploitation, such as API endpoints, vulnerable parameters, or function names.

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

Incorrect Authorization

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00781

CVE-2023-21715

Affected Products

Office Publisher

References · 26

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23376 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00781 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21715 · Security Note
• https://github.com/Octoberfest7/TeamsPhisher · Note
• https://twitter.com/fletch_ai/status/1710824091224043676 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/48448 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/33149 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/aptreports/5499 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023021419 · Note
• https://t.me/aptreports/5552 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/aptreports/5848 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/aptreports/5624 · Telegram Post
• https://securelist.com/windows-clfs-exploits-ransomware-cve-2023-23376/111593 · Note