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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Web Apps (January 2022)
high Nessus Plugin ID 156714
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Web Apps installation on the remote host is missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Office Web Apps installation on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-21840)Solution
Microsoft has released KB5002122 to address this issue.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 156714
File Name: smb_nt_ms22_jan_office_web.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 1/13/2022
Updated: 4/27/2022
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-2022-21840
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_web_apps, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_online_server
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-21840