XSS in Microsoft Office

CVE-2018-8247

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Office Web Apps Server 2013 and Office Online Server fail to properly handle web requests, aka "Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Online Server. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8245.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8247?
CVE-2018-8247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-8247?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.