Microsoft 365 (Office) App Code Execution (December 2021)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 178436

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Synopsis

The Windows app installed on the remote host is affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

The Windows 'Microsoft 365 (Office)' app installed on the remote host is affected by a code execution vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted file.

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

Solution

Upgrade to app version 18.2110.13110.0, or later via the Microsoft Store.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 178436

File Name: smb_nt_ms21_dec_officehub_app.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/18/2023

Updated: 3/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-43905

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, WMI/Windows App Store/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-43905

IAVA: 2021-A-0584-S

Detections

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