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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (February 2022)
high Nessus Plugin ID 157433
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- Two remote code execution vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2022-22003, CVE-2022-22004)
- An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2022-23252)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB3118335
-KB3172514
-KB5002140
-KB5002146
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
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3118335
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3172514
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 157433
File Name: smb_nt_ms22_feb_office.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 2/8/2022
Updated: 11/13/2023
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-2022-22004
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: 2/8/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-21988, CVE-2022-22003, CVE-2022-22004, CVE-2022-23252