Important CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.01729 2020-07 archive

Executive Summary

A spoofing vulnerability exists when an Office Web Apps server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted request. An authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected Office Web Apps server. The attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could then perform cross-site scripting attacks on affected systems and run script in the security context of the current user. For the vulnerability to be exploited, a user must click a specially crafted URL that takes the user to a targeted Office Web App site. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending an email message containing the specially crafted URL to the user of the targeted Office Web App site and convincing the user to click the specially crafted URL. The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that Office Web AppsServer properly sanitizes web requests.

Overview

6.1
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Spoofing
Released Jul 14 2020
Last Updated Jul 14 2020
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.01729 — 0.74623 percentile
NVD CVSS 6.1 MEDIUM — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Changed

EPSS Score

0.01729
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.74623 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
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Affected Products

2 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft Office Online Server 4484451 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe
Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1 4484357 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Maybe

Patches

2 patches
Article Type Restart
4484451 Security Update Maybe
4484357 Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

SURESH C