Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (November 2022)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167110

Synopsis

The Microsoft Word Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Word Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2022-41061)

- An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2022-41060, CVE-2022-41103)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB5002217
-KB5002223

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/5002217

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002223

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167110

File Name: smb_nt_ms22_nov_word.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 11/8/2022

Updated: 10/5/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41061

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:word

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41060, CVE-2022-41061, CVE-2022-41103

IAVA: 2022-A-0478-S

MSFT: MS22-5002217, MS22-5002223

MSKB: 5002217, 5002223