Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-1226 - Use After Free vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, Excel and Office

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
microsoft
CWE-416
nessus

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1225.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS20_JUN_EXCEL.NASL
descriptionThe Microsoft Excel Products is missing a security update, and Therefore is affected by a security feature bypass vulnerability. An attacker who exploited this vulnerability could cause a system to load remote images which could disclose the IP address of the targeted system to the attacker.
last seen2020-06-13
modified2020-06-09
plugin id137264
published2020-06-09
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137264
titleSecurity Feature Bypass Vulnerability for Microsoft Excel Products (June 2020)
code
#
# (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(137264);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-1226");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4484415");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4484410");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4484403");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS20-4484415");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS20-4484410");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS20-4484403");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2020-A-0249");

  script_name(english:"Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability for Microsoft Excel Products (June 2020)");

  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 is missing a security update, and Therefore is affected by 
a security feature bypass vulnerability. An attacker who exploited this vulnerability 
could cause a system to load remote images which could disclose the IP address of the 
targeted system to the attacker.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4484415");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4484410");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4484403");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:  
  -KB4484415
  -KB4484410
  -KB4484403

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:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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-2020-1226");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/06/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/06/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/06/09");

  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:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020 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 = 'MS20-06';

kbs = make_list(
  '4484415',
  '4484410',
  '4484403'
);

if (get_kb_item('Host/patch_management_checks'))
  hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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', '14.0.7252.5000', 'kb', '4484415'),
  '15.0', make_array('sp', 1, 'version', '15.0.5249.1000', 'kb', '4484410'),
  '16.0', make_nested_list(make_array('sp', 0, 'version', '16.0.5017.1000', 'channel', 'MSI', 'kb', '4484403'),
    # C2R
    make_array('version', '16.0.11328.20602', 'channel', 'Deferred'),
    make_array('version', '16.0.11929.20838', 'channel', 'Deferred', 'channel_version', '1908'),
    make_array('version', '16.0.12527.20720', 'channel', 'First Release for Deferred'),
    make_array('version', '16.0.12827.20336', 'channel', 'Current'),
    # 2019
    make_array('version', '16.0.12827.20336', 'channel', '2019 Retail'),
    make_array('version', '16.0.10361.20002', 'channel', '2019 Volume')
    )
  );

if (hotfix_check_office_product(product:'Excel', checks:checks, bulletin:bulletin))
{
  replace_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_hole();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}