CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
94.4%
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%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(151609);
script_version("1.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/29");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-34501", "CVE-2021-34518");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"5001993");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"5001977");
script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS21-5001993");
script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS21-5001977");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0314-S");
script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (July 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 remote code execution
vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5001977");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5001993");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB5001993
-KB5001977
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:F/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:F/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-34518");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/07/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/07/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/07/13");
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) 2021-2023 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');
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible');
var bulletin = 'MS21-07';
var kbs = make_list(
'5001993',
'5001977'
);
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);
var port = kb_smb_transport();
var checks = make_array(
'15.0', make_array('sp', 1, 'version', '15.0.5363.1000', 'kb', '5001993'),
'16.0', make_nested_list(
make_array('sp', 0, 'version', '16.0.5188.1000', 'channel', 'MSI', 'kb', '5001977')
)
);
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');
}
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
94.4%