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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products C2R (January 2022)

high Nessus Plugin ID 162019

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.
It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:

 - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2022-21842)

Solution

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?fd4508ff

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 162019

File Name: smb_nt_ms22_jan_word_c2r.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/10/2022

Updated: 12/14/2022

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21842

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:word

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-2022-21842

IAVA: 2022-A-0019-S