Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-38189
Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerabil - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 13, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 16, 2024, 3:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Microsoft Project contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution via a malicious file.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-38189 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-38189 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft 365_apps
3 Microsoft project
4 Microsoft office_long_term_servicing_channel
5 Microsoft project_2016
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-2024-38189.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189 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).

None

Python

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
6 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Aug. 20, 2024, 12:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
6375 stars 1107 fork 1107 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 904 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-38189 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • crowdstrike.com
August 2024 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days and Six Critical Vulnerabilities Amid 85 CVEs

Microsoft has released security updates for 85 vulnerabilities in its August 2024 Patch Tuesday rollout. These include six actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-38213, CVE-2024-38193, CVE-2024-38189, ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 14, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • security.nl
Microsoft dicht zes actief misbruikte kwetsbaarheden in Office en Windows

Tijdens de patchdinsdag van augustus heeft Microsoft zes kwetsbaarheden in Office en Windows verholpen die actief zijn misbruikt voordat de updates beschikbaar waren. Drie van de beveiligingslekken ma ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 14, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • The Hacker News
Microsoft Issues Patches for 90 Flaws, Including 10 Critical Zero-Day Exploits

Windows Security / Vulnerability Microsoft on Tuesday shipped fixes to address a total of 90 security flaws, including 10 zero-days, of which six have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of th ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 14, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
CISA adds Microsoft Patch Tuesday bugs to its Catalog

The US CISA adds 6 Microsoft vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog that is released as part of patch Tuesday, August 2024.CVE-2024-38189 – Microsoft Project Remote Code Execut ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 14, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Microsoft Patch Tuesday-August 2024

Microsoft patched 90 CVEs in its August 2024 Patch Tuesday release, with seven rated critical, 82 rated as important, and one rated as moderate.This includes updates for vulnerabilities in Microsoft O ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 14, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CISA & Microsoft Warn of 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Tuesday release addresses 88 vulnerabilities, including seven critical flaws and 10 zero-day vulnerabilities. Among these, six are currently being actively exploited in t ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 14, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Cyber Security News
Microsoft Patches 6 Zero-Days That Threat Actors Actively Exploiting

Microsoft has released its August 2024 Patch Tuesday update to address 90 security vulnerabilities. The update includes fixes for six zero-day flaws actively exploited across various products and serv ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 14, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • The Register
Patch Tuesday brings 90 new Microsoft CVEs, six already under exploit

Patch Tuesday Microsoft has disclosed 90 flaws in its products – six of which have already been exploited – and four others that are listed as publicly known. There's another dozen in the list from th ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 14, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • krebsonsecurity.com
Six 0-Days Lead Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Push

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 90 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including a whopping six zero-day flaws that are already being actively exploited by attac ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 13, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Dark Reading
Microsoft Discloses 10 Zero-Day Bugs in Patch Tuesday Update

Source: CC Photo Labs via ShutterstockAttackers are actively exploiting as many as six of the 90 vulnerabilities that Microsoft disclosed in its security update for August, making them a top priority ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 13, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Help Net Security
Microsoft fixes 6 zero-days under active attack

August 2024 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 90 vulnerabilities, six of which have been exploited in the wild as zero-days, and four are publicly known. The zero-days under ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 13, 2024 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-38189 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2021:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.5461.1001
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Vulnerability Name Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    Added Due Date 2024-09-03
    Added Date Added 2024-08-13
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Microsoft Corporation CWE-20
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-38189 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-2024-38189 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
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