CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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
85.3%
The version of Microsoft Visual Studio Code installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.56.1. It is, therefore, affected by 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(149402);
script_version("1.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/02");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-31211", "CVE-2021-31214");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0219-S");
script_name(english:"Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio Code (May 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 1.56.1. It is, therefore,
affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_56");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/milestone/155?closed=1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.56.1 or later.");
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: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-2021-31214");
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:"2021/05/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/05/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/05/11");
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' : '1.56.1' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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
85.3%