CVE-2012-1854

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VBE6.dll in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); and Summit Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .docx file, aka "Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in July 2012.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.65%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950	vdb entry signature
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1854?: CVE-2012-1854 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1854?: To fix CVE-2012-1854, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1854 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1854 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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