CVE-2018-8412
Microsoft Office Mac Elevation of Privilege
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 15, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:13 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-8412 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits
tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-8412
.
URL | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041484 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041484 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
PoC
Makefile Shell Objective-C++ Objective-C C Swift Python HTML CSS
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-8412
vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-8412
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041484 Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041484 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041484 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412 Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041484 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105014 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-8412
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-8412
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.83 }} 0.76%
score
0.81751
percentile