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CVE-2000-0788: Microsoft Access: Command injection

CVE-2000-0788 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Microsoft Access. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

The Mail Merge tool in Microsoft Word does not prompt the user before executing Visual Basic (VBA) scripts in an Access database, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Microsoft Access: 2000
• Microsoft Word: 2000

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1566
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=398EB9CA.27E03A9C%40nat.bg
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-071
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5322