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CVE-2000-0788

The Mail Merge tool in Microsoft Word does not prompt the user before executing Visual Basic (VBA) scripts in an Access

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.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.10498
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
microsoft accessall versions
microsoft wordall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 1566www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalBitbucket Unauthorized Access To A Resource
productcriticalWCE wceaux.dll Access
productcriticalAD Object WriteDAC Access
productcriticalPwnDrp Access
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighPrimary Refresh Token Access Attempt
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD20 Oct 2000 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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
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