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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (November 2024)
high Nessus Plugin ID 210859
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. They are, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2024-49031, CVE-2024-49032)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Microsoft has released KB5002642 to address this issue.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 210859
File Name: smb_nt_ms24_nov_office.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 11/12/2024
Updated: 11/15/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment 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-2024-49032
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:office
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-49031, CVE-2024-49032