The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.
It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :
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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from the Microsoft Security Updates API. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(141415);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/02/15");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-16933");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4486703");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4486692");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4486679");
script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS20-4486703");
script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS20-4486692");
script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS20-4486679");
script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2020-0126");
script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (October 2020)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.
It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :
- A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in
Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle
.LNK files. An attacker who successfully exploited the
vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to
perform actions in the security context of the current
user. For example, the file could then take actions on
behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions
as the current user. (CVE-2020-16933)");
# https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4486703/security-update-for-word-2010-october-13-2020
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c796608f");
# https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4486692/security-update-for-word-2013-october-13-2020
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c4409704");
# https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4486679/security-update-for-word-2016-october-13-2020
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8069ae47");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4486703
-KB4486692
-KB4486701
-KB4486679
For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic
updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an
update.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-16933");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/10/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/10/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/10/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:word");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("office_installed.nasl", "smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks");
exit(0);
}
include('smb_func.inc');
include('smb_hotfixes.inc');
include('smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc');
include('smb_reg_query.inc');
include('install_func.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible');
bulletin = 'MS20-10';
kbs = make_list(
'4486703',
'4486692',
'4486679'
);
if (get_kb_item('Host/patch_management_checks'))
hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated', exit_code:1);
port = kb_smb_transport();
checks = make_array(
'14.0', make_array('sp', 2, 'version', '14.0.7261.5000', 'kb', '4486703'),
'15.0', make_array('sp', 1, 'version', '15.0.5285.1000', 'kb', '4486692'),
'16.0', make_nested_list(make_array('sp', 0, 'version', '16.0.5071.1000', 'channel', 'MSI', 'kb', '4486679')
# 2019 & Windows 7 365 temp fix
)
);
if (hotfix_check_office_product(product:'Word', checks:checks, bulletin:bulletin))
{
replace_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE);
hotfix_security_warning();
hotfix_check_fversion_end();
exit(0);
}
else
{
hotfix_check_fversion_end();
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}