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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2018-8160

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka "Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft Office.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published