Microsoft Office 2007 12.0.6015.5000 and MSO 12.0.6017.5000 do not sign the metadata of Office Open XML (OOXML) documents, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify Dublin Core metadata fields, as demonstrated by the (1) LastModifiedBy and (2) creator fields in docProps/core.xml in the OOXML ZIP container
Published Dec 13, 2007
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.60%
Description
Microsoft Office 2007 12.0.6015.5000 and MSO 12.0.6017.5000 do not sign the metadata of Office Open XML (OOXML) documents, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify Dublin Core metadata fields, as demonstrated by the (1) LastModifiedBy and (2) creator fields in docProps/core.xml in the OOXML ZIP container.
Affected products
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:P/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 2, 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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 15.60% (0.15597) | 96.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.60% (0.15597) | 96.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 23.98% (0.23983) | 95.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.48% (0.22475) | 95.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.05% (0.28046) | 94.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.48% (0.22475) | 95.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 7, 2025 | 78.58% (0.78583) | 98.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2024 | 74.49% (0.74487) | 98.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2024 | 75.49% (0.75491) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 72.60% (0.72598) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 10.71% (0.10711) | 95.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 10.26% (0.10260) | 94.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 8.91% (0.08915) | 94.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 4.67% (0.04666) | 91.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 89.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 2.21% (0.02211) | 88.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.93% (0.01931) | 87.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 1.37% (0.01370) | 84.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00970) | 81.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 90.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/44938 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3443 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484919/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26833 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39021 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/44938 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3443 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484919/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26833 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39021 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.