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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (March 2021)
high Nessus Plugin ID 147218
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates.They are affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-24108, CVE-2021-27054, CVE-2021-27057, CVE-2021-27059)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4493228
-KB4493203
-KB4504703
-KB4493225
-KB4493200
-KB4493214
See Also
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493228
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493203
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4504703
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493225
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 147218
File Name: smb_nt_ms21_mar_office.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 3/9/2021
Updated: 4/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27059
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.2
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:F/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27057
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/9/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2021
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 11/17/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-24108, CVE-2021-27054, CVE-2021-27057, CVE-2021-27059