Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (May 2022)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 160935
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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 the following vulnerability:- A security feature bypass vulnerability exists. An attacker can exploit this and bypass the security feature and perform unauthorized actions compromising the integrity of the system/application.
(CVE-2022-29107)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB5002184
-KB5002187
For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 160935
File Name: smb_nt_ms22_may_word.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 5/10/2022
Updated: 6/10/2022
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-29107
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: 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: 5/10/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-29107