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KB5011560: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Security Update (March 2022)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158702

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5011560 or cumulative update 5011560. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
 (CVE-2022-23283, CVE-2022-23284, CVE-2022-23290, CVE-2022-23293, CVE-2022-23296, CVE-2022-23298, CVE-2022-23299, CVE-2022-24454, CVE-2022-24455, CVE-2022-24459)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21977, CVE-2022-22010, CVE-2022-23281, CVE-2022-23297, CVE-2022-24503)

 - A security feature bypass vulnerability exists. An attacker can exploit this and bypass the security feature and perform unauthorized actions compromising the integrity of the system/application.
 (CVE-2022-24502)

 - A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected component to deny system or application services. (CVE-2022-21973, CVE-2022-21975, CVE-2022-23253)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2022-21990, CVE-2022-23285, CVE-2022-23294)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply Security Only update 5011560 or Cumulative Update 5011564.

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5011560

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5011564

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158702

File Name: smb_nt_ms22_mar_5011560.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 3/8/2022

Updated: 6/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23284

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23294

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_8, cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21973, CVE-2022-21975, CVE-2022-21977, CVE-2022-21990, CVE-2022-22010, CVE-2022-23253, CVE-2022-23281, CVE-2022-23283, CVE-2022-23284, CVE-2022-23285, CVE-2022-23290, CVE-2022-23293, CVE-2022-23294, CVE-2022-23296, CVE-2022-23297, CVE-2022-23298, CVE-2022-23299, CVE-2022-24454, CVE-2022-24455, CVE-2022-24459, CVE-2022-24502, CVE-2022-24503

IAVA: 2022-A-0111-S, 2022-A-0112-S

MSFT: MS22-5011560, MS22-5011564

MSKB: 5011560, 5011564