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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (August 2022)
high Nessus Plugin ID 163949
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:- 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-2022-33631)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB5002242
-KB5002232
For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 163949
File Name: smb_nt_ms22_aug_excel.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 8/9/2022
Updated: 12/7/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-33631
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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: 8/9/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-33631