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
EPSS
Percentile
30.0%
The version of Notepad++ installed on the remote host is prior to 8.5.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilties. An authenticated, local attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
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 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(181867);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/09/27");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2023-40031",
"CVE-2023-40036",
"CVE-2023-40164",
"CVE-2023-40166"
);
script_name(english:"Notepad++ < 8.5.7 Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The text editor on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilties.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Notepad++ installed on the remote host is prior to 8.5.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
buffer overflow vulnerabilties. An authenticated, local attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service
condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
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://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v857-released-fix-security-issues/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Notepad++ 8.5.7 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/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:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-40031");
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:"2023/09/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/09/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/09/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("notepad_plus_plus_win_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Notepad++", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Notepad++');
var constraints = [{'fixed_version':'8.5.7'}];
vcf::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_HOLE
);