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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (January 2021)

2021-01-1200:00:00
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The Microsoft Excel 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-2021-1713, CVE-2021-1714)
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# 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(144879);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/12/07");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-1713", "CVE-2021-1714");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4493186");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4493165");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4493176");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS21-4493186");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS21-4493165");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS21-4493176");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0016-S");
  script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2021-0001");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (January 2021)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Excel Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Excel 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-2021-1713,
    CVE-2021-1714)");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493186/security-update-for-excel-2010-january-12-2021
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8e7849d0");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493165/security-update-for-excel-2016-january-12-2021
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?79c23be5");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493176/security-update-for-excel-2013-january-12-2021
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?644d89eb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:  
  -KB4493186
  -KB4493165
  -KB4493176

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:L/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-2021-1714");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/01/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/01/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/01/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:excel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("office_installed.nasl", "microsoft_office_compatibility_pack_installed.nbin", "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 = 'MS21-01';

kbs = make_list(
  '4493186', //14
  '4493176', //15
  '4493165' //16
);

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', '14.0.7264.5000', 'kb', '4493186'),
  '15.0', make_array('sp', 1, 'version', '15.0.5311.1000', 'kb', '4493176'),
  '16.0', make_nested_list(make_array('sp', 0, 'version', '16.0.5110.1000', 'channel', 'MSI', 'kb', '4493165')
  )
);

if (hotfix_check_office_product(product:'Excel', 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');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
microsoftofficecpe:/a:microsoft:office
microsoftexcelcpe:/a:microsoft:excel