Description
Microsoft Word and Excel allow remote attackers to steal sensitive information via certain field codes that insert the information when the document is returned to the attacker, as demonstrated in Word using (1) INCLUDETEXT or (2) INCLUDEPICTURE, aka "Flaw in Word Fields and Excel External Updates Could Lead to Information Disclosure."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
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Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Word 95/97/98/2000/2002 - 'INCLUDEPICTURE' Document Sharing File Disclosure EDB-21812 · remote · Sep 20, 2002 · verified
- Microsoft Word 95/97/98/2000/2002 / Excel 2002 - INCLUDETEXT Document Sharing File Disclosure EDB-21764 · remote · Aug 26, 2002 · verified
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References
- 20020919 More vulnerabilities (Re: Security side-effects of Word fields) mailing-list
- MS02-059 vendor-advisory
- 5764 vdb-entry
- word-includetext-read-files(10008) vdb-entry
- word-includepicture-read-files(10155) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:202 vdb-entry signature
- 5586 vdb-entry
- VU#899713 third-party-advisory
- 20020826 Security side-effects of Word fields mailing-list
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/Technet/security/topics/secword.asp