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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (May 2021)
high Nessus Plugin ID 149397
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Excel Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing security updates.It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:
- A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-31175, CVE-2021-31177, CVE-2021-31179)
- An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2021-31174, CVE-2021-31178)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB5001918
-KB5001936
For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 149397
File Name: smb_nt_ms21_may_excel.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 5/11/2021
Updated: 1/2/2024
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: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31179
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:excel
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-31174, CVE-2021-31175, CVE-2021-31177, CVE-2021-31178, CVE-2021-31179