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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (November 2021)

2021-11-0900:00:00
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The Microsoft Excel Products are missing security updates.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  • A security feature bypass vulnerability exists. An attacker can exploit this and bypass the security feature and perform unauthorized actions compromising the integrity of the system/application.
    (CVE-2021-42292)

  • A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-40442)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (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('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(154982);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/01");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-40442", "CVE-2021-42292");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"5002056");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"5002072");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS21-5002056");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS21-5002072");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2021/12/01");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0541-S");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (November 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 security feature bypass vulnerability exists. An
    attacker can exploit this and bypass the security
    feature and perform unauthorized actions compromising
    the integrity of the system/application.
    (CVE-2021-42292)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can
    exploit this to bypass authentication and execute
    unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-40442)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002056");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002072");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:  
  -KB5002056
  -KB5002072");
  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:H/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:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-42292");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/11/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/11/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/11/09");

  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 : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021-2024 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 = 'MS21-11';
var kbs = make_list(
  '5002072',
  '5002056'
);

var constraints = [
  { 'kb':'5002072',  'fixed_version': '15.0.5397.1001', 'sp' : 1},
  { 'kb':'5002056', 'channel':'MSI', 'fixed_version': '16.0.5239.1001', 'sp' : 0}
];

vcf::microsoft::office_product::check_version_and_report(
  kbs:kbs,
  constraints:constraints,
  severity:SECURITY_WARNING,
  bulletin:bulletin,
  subproduct:'Excel'
);

VendorProductVersionCPE
microsoftexcelcpe:/a:microsoft:excel