MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2016-3315

Onenote vulnerability

CVSS
5.5
EPSS
30.1%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft OneNote 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, 2016, and 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted OneNote file, aka "Microsoft OneNote Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Onenote
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2016-08-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 30.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-3315

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Onenote is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-3315.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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