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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (September 2020)
high Nessus Plugin ID 140430
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the users computer or data. (CVE-2020-1224)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2020-1193, CVE-2020-1332, CVE-2020-1335, CVE-2020-1594)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user. For example, the file could then take actions on behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions as the current user. (CVE-2020-1218, CVE-2020-1338)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4484513
-KB4484533
-KB4484532
-KB4484517
-KB4484530
-KB4484469
-KB4484466
For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?e7235e57
http://www.nessus.org/u?a759b2dc
http://www.nessus.org/u?14605c35
http://www.nessus.org/u?5437ab1c
http://www.nessus.org/u?393bb779
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 140430
File Name: smb_nt_ms20_sep_office.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 9/8/2020
Updated: 11/29/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1594
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-1193, CVE-2020-1218, CVE-2020-1224, CVE-2020-1332, CVE-2020-1335, CVE-2020-1338, CVE-2020-1594