What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-6123?

CVE-2015-6123 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 10.4%.

Excel For Mac CVE-2015-6123

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2015-11-11 secure@microsoft.com

XSS Microsoft Excel For Mac

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 11, 2015 - 12:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 and Excel 2016 for Mac allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted e-mail message that is mishandled by Outlook for Mac, aka "Microsoft Outlook for Mac Spoofing Vulnerability."

AnalysisAI

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 and Excel 2016 for Mac allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted e-mail message that is. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 10.4% and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 and Excel 2016 for Mac allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted e-mail message that is mishandled by Outlook for Mac, aka "Microsoft Outlook for Mac Spoofing Vulnerability." Affected products include: Microsoft Excel For Mac.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.