CVE-2023-21715 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is in the KEV database since Feb. 14, 2023.

The EPSS score is 0.00466.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	365 Apps

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-25882	Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715

History

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2023-02-14'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Microsoft Publisher Security Features Bypass Vulnerability	Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Title	Microsoft Publisher Security Features Bypass Vulnerability	Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2023-02-14T19:33:44.719Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:37:31.399Z

Reserved: 2022-12-13T18:08:03.491Z

Link: CVE-2023-21715

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:51:49.242Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2023-02-14T20:15:14.280

Modified: 2025-02-24T15:46:48.727

Link: CVE-2023-21715

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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