CVE-2019-0540

moderate-risk
Published 2019-03-05

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, aka 'Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.

Do I need to act?

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22.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 78% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (9)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106863
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0540
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106863
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0540
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 15/34 · Moderate