Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (August 2023)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179672

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 a vulnerability and missing a defense-in-depth security update.

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:
-KB5002445
-KB5002464

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

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002445

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002464

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/ADV230003

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179672

File Name: smb_nt_ms23_aug_word.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/10/2023

Updated: 9/18/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36895

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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: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: 8/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-36895

IAVA: 2023-A-0419-S

MSFT: MS23-5002445, MS23-5002464

MSKB: 5002445, 5002464