6.8 Medium
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
7.8 High
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
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.154 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.9%
The version of Microsoft Visual Studio Code installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.55.2. It is, therefore, affected by the multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.
#%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(148553);
script_version("1.8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/04");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2021-28457",
"CVE-2021-28469",
"CVE-2021-28471",
"CVE-2021-28473",
"CVE-2021-28475",
"CVE-2021-28477"
);
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0173-S");
script_name(english:"Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio Code (April 2021)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host has an application installed that is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Microsoft Visual Studio Code installed on the remote
Windows host is prior to 1.55.2. It is, therefore, affected by the
multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_55");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.55.2 or later.");
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:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-28477");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-28475");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/04/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/04/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/04/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
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) 2021-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("microsoft_visual_studio_code_installed.nbin", "microsoft_visual_studio_code_win_user_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Microsoft Visual Studio Code", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Microsoft Visual Studio Code', win_local:TRUE);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:3);
constraints = [
{ 'fixed_version' : '1.55.2' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
microsoft | visual_studio_code | cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-28457
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-28469
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-28471
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-28473
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-28475
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-28477
code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_55
6.8 Medium
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
7.8 High
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
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.154 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.9%