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."
Published Apr 3, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 53.56%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- n/a
- 97
- 97
- 97
- 98
- 98
- 98
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 53.56% (0.53564) | 98.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 53.56% (0.53564) | 98.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 32.48% (0.32477) | 96.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.15% (0.43154) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 32.48% (0.32477) | 96.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 38.78% (0.38777) | 96.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 25.97% (0.25967) | 96.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.75% (0.02749) | 90.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03412) | 90.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02102) | 87.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 98.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 97.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103040003014999&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103252858816401&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10008.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10155.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899713 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/Technet/security/topics/secword.asp x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5586 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5764 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-059 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A202 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
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