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Microsoft Excel 2016 Information Disclosure Vulnerability (KB5002496)

🗓️ 13 Sep 2023 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AGType 
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This host is missing an important security update due to an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2016

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.832503");
  script_version("2023-10-13T05:06:10+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-36766");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-10-13 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 13 Oct 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-09-14 23:44:00 +0000 (Thu, 14 Sep 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-09-13 17:28:37 +0530 (Wed, 13 Sep 2023)");
  script_name("Microsoft Excel 2016 Information Disclosure Vulnerability (KB5002496)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
  update according to Microsoft KB5002496");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an Information Disclosure
  Vulnerability in Microsoft Office.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker
  to disclose sensitive information on an affected system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Excel 2016.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002496");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
  exit(0);
}


include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

excelVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
if(!excelVer) {
  exit(0);
}

excelPath = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Excel/Install/Path");
if(!excelPath) {
  excelPath = "Unable to fetch the install path";
}

if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"16.0", test_version2:"16.0.5413.0999")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked:excelPath + "Excel.exe",
                            file_version:excelVer, vulnerable_range:"16.0 - 16.0.5413.0999");
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}
exit(99);

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13 Oct 2023 00:00Current
8.2High risk
Vulners AI Score8.2
CVSS 3.15.5 - 7.8
EPSS0.01487
SSVC
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