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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Online Server and Microsoft Office Web Apps (October 2020)
high Nessus Plugin ID 141421
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Web Apps installation on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Web Apps installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- 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-2020-16929, CVE-2020-16931, CVE-2020-16932)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4486689
-KB4486674
-KB4462175
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?29683456
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 141421
File Name: smb_nt_ms20_oct_office_web.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 10/13/2020
Updated: 12/5/2022
Supported Sensors: 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-2020-16932
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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_web_apps
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2020