Microsoft Office CVE-2019-0540 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

description-logoDescription

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.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Office 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2016 x64
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
Microsoft Office Word Viewer
Office 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer
Microsoft Office 2016 x86
Microsoft Excel Viewer
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)

CVE References

CVE-2019-0540