Vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps
CVE-2023-23398
Microsoft Excel Spoofing Vulnerability
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft 365 Apps
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2013, 2016
- Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise — versions 16.0.1
- Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 — versions 15.0.0.0
- Microsoft Excel 2016 — versions 16.0.0.0
- Microsoft Office 2019 — versions 19.0.0
- Microsoft Office Ltsc 2021 — versions 16.0.1
- Microsoft Office — versions 2019
- Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel — versions 2021
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23398 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-23398?
- CVE-2023-23398 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2023-23398?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-23398 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.