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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Web Apps (March 2023)
high Nessus Plugin ID 172526
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Web Apps installation on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Web Apps installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected component to deny system or application services. (CVE-2023-23396)
- A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2023-23399) 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 KB5002356 and KB5002362 to address this issue.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 172526
File Name: smb_nt_ms23_mar_office_web.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 3/14/2023
Updated: 6/16/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23399
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office_web_apps
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-23396, CVE-2023-23399