Security Updates for Exchange (January 2022)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 156745

Synopsis

The Microsoft Exchange Server installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Exchange Server installed on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary code.

Solution

Microsoft has released KB5008631 to address this issue.

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5008631

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 156745

File Name: smb_nt_ms22_jan_exchange.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 1/14/2022

Updated: 11/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21846

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21969

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_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-2022-21846, CVE-2022-21855, CVE-2022-21969

IAVA: 2022-A-0009-S

MSFT: MS22-5008631

MSKB: 5008631