Security Updates for Outlook (August 2023)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 179496

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:
- A session spoofing vulnerability exists. An attacker can exploit this to perform actions with the privileges of another user. (CVE-2023-36893)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB5002459
-KB5002449 For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 179496

File Name: smb_nt_ms23_aug_outlook.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

Published: 8/8/2023

Updated: 9/18/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36893

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-36893

IAVA: 2023-A-0408-S, 2023-A-0419-S

MSFT: MS23-5002449, MS23-5002459

MSKB: 5002449, 5002459

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