CVE-2022-38001: Microsoft Office Spoofing Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.5)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Spoofing
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2022-Oct
Released
2022-10-11
EPSS Score
11.09% (percentile: 93.5%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) containing a specially crafted file designed to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file. Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability? No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.

Affected Products (6)

Microsoft Office

  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbysto/">Robert Stokes</a> with <a href="https://illumesecurity.co.uk/">Illume Security</a>

Revision History

  • 2022-10-11: Information published.