FKIE_CVE-2015-6123

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-11-11 12:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:30
Severity
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 and Excel 2016 for Mac allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted e-mail message that is mishandled by Outlook for Mac, aka "Microsoft Outlook for Mac Spoofing Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77525
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034122
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-116
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77525
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034122
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-116
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft excel_for_mac 2011
microsoft excel_for_mac 2016
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