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Security Updates for Outlook (March 2023)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 172527
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB5002265
-KB5002254
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: Critical
ID: 172527
File Name: smb_nt_ms23_mar_outlook.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 3/14/2023
Updated: 6/16/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23397
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook
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
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/4/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-23397