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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products C2R (November 2022)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168222

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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 vulnerabilities:

 - A remote code execution vulnerability. (CVE-2022-41061)

 - Two information disclosure vulnerabilities. (CVE-2022-41060, CVE-2022-41103)

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

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?e4638403

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168222

File Name: smb_nt_ms22_nov_word_c2r.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/28/2022

Updated: 9/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41061

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:word

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41060, CVE-2022-41061, CVE-2022-41103

IAVA: 2022-A-0478-S