gsd-2018-8412
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office.
Aliases
Aliases



{
   GSD: {
      alias: "CVE-2018-8412",
      description: "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka \"Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft Office.",
      id: "GSD-2018-8412",
   },
   gsd: {
      metadata: {
         exploitCode: "unknown",
         remediation: "unknown",
         reportConfidence: "confirmed",
         type: "vulnerability",
      },
      osvSchema: {
         aliases: [
            "CVE-2018-8412",
         ],
         details: "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka \"Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft Office.",
         id: "GSD-2018-8412",
         modified: "2023-12-13T01:22:34.343935Z",
         schema_version: "1.4.0",
      },
   },
   namespaces: {
      "cve.org": {
         CVE_data_meta: {
            ASSIGNER: "secure@microsoft.com",
            ID: "CVE-2018-8412",
            STATE: "PUBLIC",
         },
         affects: {
            vendor: {
               vendor_data: [
                  {
                     product: {
                        product_data: [
                           {
                              product_name: "Microsoft Office",
                              version: {
                                 version_data: [
                                    {
                                       version_value: "2016 for Mac",
                                    },
                                 ],
                              },
                           },
                        ],
                     },
                     vendor_name: "Microsoft",
                  },
               ],
            },
         },
         data_format: "MITRE",
         data_type: "CVE",
         data_version: "4.0",
         description: {
            description_data: [
               {
                  lang: "eng",
                  value: "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka \"Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft Office.",
               },
            ],
         },
         problemtype: {
            problemtype_data: [
               {
                  description: [
                     {
                        lang: "eng",
                        value: "Elevation of Privilege",
                     },
                  ],
               },
            ],
         },
         references: {
            reference_data: [
               {
                  name: "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412",
                  refsource: "CONFIRM",
                  url: "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412",
               },
               {
                  name: "1041484",
                  refsource: "SECTRACK",
                  url: "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041484",
               },
               {
                  name: "105014",
                  refsource: "BID",
                  url: "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014",
               },
            ],
         },
      },
      "nvd.nist.gov": {
         configurations: {
            CVE_data_version: "4.0",
            nodes: [
               {
                  children: [],
                  cpe_match: [
                     {
                        cpe23Uri: "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                        cpe_name: [],
                        vulnerable: true,
                     },
                  ],
                  operator: "OR",
               },
            ],
         },
         cve: {
            CVE_data_meta: {
               ASSIGNER: "secure@microsoft.com",
               ID: "CVE-2018-8412",
            },
            data_format: "MITRE",
            data_type: "CVE",
            data_version: "4.0",
            description: {
               description_data: [
                  {
                     lang: "en",
                     value: "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka \"Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft Office.",
                  },
               ],
            },
            problemtype: {
               problemtype_data: [
                  {
                     description: [
                        {
                           lang: "en",
                           value: "CWE-20",
                        },
                     ],
                  },
               ],
            },
            references: {
               reference_data: [
                  {
                     name: "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412",
                     refsource: "CONFIRM",
                     tags: [
                        "Patch",
                        "Vendor Advisory",
                     ],
                     url: "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412",
                  },
                  {
                     name: "1041484",
                     refsource: "SECTRACK",
                     tags: [
                        "Third Party Advisory",
                        "VDB Entry",
                     ],
                     url: "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041484",
                  },
                  {
                     name: "105014",
                     refsource: "BID",
                     tags: [
                        "Third Party Advisory",
                        "VDB Entry",
                     ],
                     url: "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014",
                  },
               ],
            },
         },
         impact: {
            baseMetricV2: {
               cvssV2: {
                  accessComplexity: "LOW",
                  accessVector: "LOCAL",
                  authentication: "NONE",
                  availabilityImpact: "PARTIAL",
                  baseScore: 4.6,
                  confidentialityImpact: "PARTIAL",
                  integrityImpact: "PARTIAL",
                  vectorString: "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
                  version: "2.0",
               },
               exploitabilityScore: 3.9,
               impactScore: 6.4,
               obtainAllPrivilege: false,
               obtainOtherPrivilege: false,
               obtainUserPrivilege: false,
               severity: "MEDIUM",
               userInteractionRequired: false,
            },
            baseMetricV3: {
               cvssV3: {
                  attackComplexity: "LOW",
                  attackVector: "LOCAL",
                  availabilityImpact: "HIGH",
                  baseScore: 7.8,
                  baseSeverity: "HIGH",
                  confidentialityImpact: "HIGH",
                  integrityImpact: "HIGH",
                  privilegesRequired: "LOW",
                  scope: "UNCHANGED",
                  userInteraction: "NONE",
                  vectorString: "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  version: "3.0",
               },
               exploitabilityScore: 1.8,
               impactScore: 5.9,
            },
         },
         lastModifiedDate: "2018-10-23T17:55Z",
         publishedDate: "2018-08-15T17:29Z",
      },
   },
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.

Security Advisory comment format.

This schema specifies the format of a comment related to a security advisory.

UUIDv4 of the comment
UUIDv4 of the Vulnerability-Lookup instance
When the comment was created originally
When the comment was last updated
Title of the comment
Description of the comment
The identifier of the vulnerability (CVE ID, GHSA-ID, PYSEC ID, etc.).



Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.


Loading…

Loading…

Loading…

Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.