Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products C2R (August 2023)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179613

Synopsis

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, as follows:

- Two remote code execution vulnerabilities. (CVE-2023-36896, CVE-2023-35371)

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.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?fd4508ff

http://www.nessus.org/u?7503acd8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179613

File Name: smb_nt_ms23_aug_excel_c2r.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/9/2023

Updated: 9/18/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus 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-2023-36896

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:excel

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-35371, CVE-2023-36896

IAVA: 2023-A-0405-S, 2023-A-0419-S