Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (May 2023)

high Nessus Plugin ID 175346

Synopsis

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update. They are, therefore, affected by a security feature bypass vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this and bypass the security feature and perform unauthorized actions compromising the integrity of the system/application.

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:
-KB5002365
-KB5002369

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002365

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002369

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 175346

File Name: smb_nt_ms23_may_word.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 5/9/2023

Updated: 7/13/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29335

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:word

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29335

IAVA: 2023-A-0246-S

MSFT: MS23-5002365, MS23-5002369

MSKB: 5002365, 5002369