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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products C2R (December 2020)
high Nessus Plugin ID 162119
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Excel Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing security updates.It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:
- A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2020-17123, CVE-2020-17125, CVE-2020-17127, CVE-2020-17128, CVE-2020-17129)
- An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2020-17126)
- 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-2020-17130)
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: 162119
File Name: smb_nt_ms20_dec_excel_c2r.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/10/2022
Updated: 10/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-17129
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:excel
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-17123, CVE-2020-17125, CVE-2020-17126, CVE-2020-17127, CVE-2020-17128, CVE-2020-17129, CVE-2020-17130
IAVA: 2020-A-0556-S, 2021-A-0017-S