CVE-2019-0561

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2019-0561 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by KB4461617, released January 8, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
n/a
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0793
94th percentile

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word macro buttons are used improperly. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could read arbitrary files from a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the file location whose data they wish to exfiltrate.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle security warnings</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) KB4461617 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) KB4461617 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2010 Service Pack 2 KB4461620 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) KB4461625 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) KB4461625 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1 KB4461594 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) KB4461594 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) KB4461594 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition) KB4461543 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition) KB4461543 Jan 8, 2019
Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 KB4461612 Jan 8, 2019

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