Detections
Analytics
Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (January 2021)
high Nessus Plugin ID 144885
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft office Product is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1711)
- Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1714)
- Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1715, CVE-2021-1716)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4486759
-KB4493168
-KB4493181
-KB4486755
-KB4486762
-KB4493142
-KB4493143
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?c9a0f393
http://www.nessus.org/u?929293ed
http://www.nessus.org/u?45b1c4b0
http://www.nessus.org/u?4bc39b5e
http://www.nessus.org/u?45f77592
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 144885
File Name: smb_nt_ms21_jan_office.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 1/12/2021
Updated: 12/7/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-1716
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
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-1711, CVE-2021-1714, CVE-2021-1715, CVE-2021-1716