CVE-2023-21715
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.120 · 96 %ileDEEUUSadded 2023-02-14remediate by 2023-03-07
required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Office Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systemsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/office365-proplus-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/office365-proplus-security-updates - FixedMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systemsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/office365-proplus-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/office365-proplus-security-updates
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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ATT&CK techniques
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affected products (25)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_web_apps_server_2013:sp1
- Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint:enterprise_server_2013_sp1
- Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint:enterprise_server_2016
- Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation_2013:sp1
- Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Editionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint:server_subscription_edition
- Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Language Packall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint:server_subscription_edition_language_pack
- Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0391Microsoft Office Produkte: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-02-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Microsoft Office und SharePoint Produkten ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen und Informationen offenzulegen.
- msrc_CVE-2023-21715Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability2023-02-14csaf · msrc_csafUS
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-21715/cnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715cnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715enisa_euvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-21715US Government Resourcenvd
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