CVE-2022-44713 Microsoft Outlook for Mac Spoofing Vulnerability
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44713 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-44713 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 13 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44713 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Office. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44713/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44713/index.md)
Attackers can spoof email content in Microsoft Outlook for Mac, potentially misleading users about the sender or message origin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-44713?
CVE-2022-44713 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 13 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Outlook for Mac Spoofing Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44713?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-44713?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-44713 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44713 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gr7j-pg85-jvg3.