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Microsoft Office ActiveX Controls Enabled Without Restrictions Or Prompting

high Nessus Plugin ID 123458

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Synopsis

A Microsoft Office application installed on the remote host has ActiveX controls enabled without restrictions and without prompting.

Description

A Microsoft Office application installed on the remote host has ActiveX controls enabled without restrictions and without prompting.

Solution

Disable ActiveX controls or enable them with prompt and with additional restrictions.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123458

File Name: smb_nt_office_activex_check.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/28/2019

Updated: 3/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable research analyzed the issue and assigned a score for it.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible