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Security Updates for Microsoft Publisher Products C2R (April 2020)
high Nessus Plugin ID 162027
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Publisher Products are missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Publisher Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :- A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly loads arbitrary type libraries. An attacker could then install programs;
view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. (CVE-2020-0760)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 162027
File Name: smb_nt_ms20_apr_publisher_c2r.nasl
Version: 1.8
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-2020-0760
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:publisher
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-0760
IAVA: 2020-A-0173-S