Security updates for Microsoft Excel C2R products (March 2021). Multiple vulnerabilities affect the product, including remote code execution
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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.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(162066);
script_version("1.8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/12/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-27053", "CVE-2021-27054", "CVE-2021-27057");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0135-S");
script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products C2R (March 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-2021-27053,
CVE-2021-27054, CVE-2021-27057)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?fd4508ff");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"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-2021-27057");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/03/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/03/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/06/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 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('vcf_extras_office.inc');
var bulletin = 'MS21-03';
var constraints = [
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{'fixed_version':'16.0.12527.21686','channel': 'Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 7'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.12527.21686','channel': 'Deferred'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.13628.20528','channel': 'Enterprise Deferred','channel_version': '2101'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.13530.20628','channel': 'Enterprise Deferred'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.13801.20294','channel': 'First Release for Deferred'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.13801.20294','channel': '2016 Retail'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.13801.20294','channel': 'Current'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.10372.20060','channel': '2019 Volume'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.13801.20294','channel': '2019 Retail','channel_version': '2102'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.13628.20528','channel': '2019 Retail','channel_version': '2101'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.13530.20628','channel': '2019 Retail','channel_version': '2012'},
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{'fixed_version':'16.0.12527.21686','channel': '2019 Retail','channel_version': '2002'},
{'fixed_version':'16.0.12527.21686','channel': '2019 Retail'}
];
vcf::microsoft::office_product::check_version_and_report(
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_WARNING,
bulletin:bulletin,
subproduct:'Excel'
);
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