High Threat Security Alert (A23-04-06): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (April 2023)


 

Published on: 12 April 2023

  
  

Description:

Microsoft has released security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities which affect several Microsoft products or components. The list of security updates can be found at:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2023-Apr

Reports indicated that an elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2023-28252) in Microsoft Windows and Server is being exploited in the wild. In addition, multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-21554, CVE-2023-28219, CVE-2023-28220, CVE-2023-28231, CVE-2023-28232, CVE-2023-28250 and CVE-2023-28291) are also at a high risk of exploitation. System administrators and users are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

 

Affected Systems:

  • Microsoft Windows 10, 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022
  • Microsoft Office 2019, 2019 for Mac, LTSC 2021, LTSC for Mac 2021
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) version 9.0, 9.1
  • Microsoft Publisher 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
  • Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013
  • Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013, 2016
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019, Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
  • Microsoft ODBC Driver 17, 18 for SQL Server
  • Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18, 19 for SQL Server
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, 2019, 2022
  • Visual Studio Code
  • .NET 6.0, 7.0
  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Azure Service Connector
  • Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

 

Impact:

Depending on the vulnerability exploited, a successful attack could lead to remote code execution, denial of service, elevation of privilege, information disclosure, security feature bypass and spoofing.

 

Recommendation:

Patches for affected products are available from the Windows Update / Microsoft Update Catalog. System administrators and users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

 

More Information:

  • https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2023-Apr
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/microsoft-monthly-security-update-april-2023
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21554
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21727
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21729
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21769
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-23375
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-23384
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24860
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24883 (to CVE-2023-24887)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24893
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24912
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24914
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24924 (to CVE-2023-24929)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24931
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28216 (to CVE-2023-28229)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28231 (to CVE-2023-28238)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28240 (to CVE-2023-28241)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28243 (to CVE-2023-28244)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28246 (to CVE-2023-28250)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28252 (to CVE-2023-28256)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28260
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28262 (to CVE-2023-28263)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28266 (to CVE-2023-28278)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28285
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28287 (to CVE-2023-28288)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28291 (to CVE-2023-28293)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28295 (to CVE-2023-28300)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28302
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28304 (to CVE-2023-28309)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28311 (to CVE-2023-28314)


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