What is CVE-2020-1442?

CVE-2020-1442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office Online Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-1442?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Microsoft Office Online Server

CVE-2020-1442

A spoofing vulnerability exists when an Office Web Apps server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted request, aka 'Office Web Apps XSS Vulnerability'.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.017 (75.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Office Online Server — versions unspecified
Microsoft Office Web Apps — versions 2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office_online_server
Microsoft Office_web_apps — versions 2013

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1442?: CVE-2020-1442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office Online Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-1442?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.