Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products C2R (December 2023)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 186906

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Word application installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

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: 186906

File Name: smb_nt_ms23_dec_word_c2r.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/14/2023

Updated: 4/8/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36009

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:word

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-36009

IAVA: 2023-A-0686-S

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