Lucene search

K
nessusThis script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.SMB_NT_MS23_APR_VISUAL_STUDIO.NASL
HistoryApr 12, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Security Updates for Microsoft Visual Studio Products (April 2023)

2023-04-1200:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
www.tenable.com
59
microsoft visual studio
security updates
missing
.net dll hijacking
elevation of privilege
information disclosure
remote code execution
spoofing
nessus
version number

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

55.8%

The Microsoft Visual Studio Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  • .NET DLL Hijacking Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28260)

  • Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28262)

  • Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28263)

  • Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28296)

  • Visual Studio Spoofing Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28299)

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.
#
# 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(174163);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/08");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2023-28260",
    "CVE-2023-28262",
    "CVE-2023-28263",
    "CVE-2023-28296",
    "CVE-2023-28299"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0184-S");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Visual Studio Products (April 2023)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Visual Studio Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Visual Studio Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
vulnerabilities:

  - .NET DLL Hijacking Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28260)

  - Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28262)

  - Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28263)

  - Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28296)

  - Visual Studio Spoofing Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-28299)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version 
number.");
  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes#17.5.4
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0e749f95");
  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes-v17.4#17.4.7
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?92da7fb4");
  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes-v17.2#17.2.15
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9f0b69ad");
  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes-v17.0#17.0.21
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b9d71e26");
  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/release-notes#16.11.26
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5980d658");
  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releasenotes/vs2017-relnotes#15.9.54
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d3ad74f0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
        - Update 15.9.54 for Visual Studio 2017
        - Update 16.11.26 for Visual Studio 2019
        - Update 17.0.21 for Visual Studio 2022
        - Update 17.2.15 for Visual Studio 2022
        - Update 17.4.7 for Visual Studio 2022
        - Update 17.5.4 for Visual Studio 2022");
  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: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-2023-28296");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/04/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/04/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/04/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl", "microsoft_visual_studio_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible", "installed_sw/Microsoft Visual Studio", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf_extras_visual_studio.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');

var app_info = vcf::visual_studio::get_app_info();

var constraints = [
  {'product': '2017', 'min_version': '15.0', 'fixed_version': '15.9.33529.398', 'fixed_display': '15.9.33529.398 (15.9.54)'},
  {'product': '2019', 'min_version': '16.0', 'fixed_version': '16.11.33529.622', 'fixed_display': '16.11.33529.622 (16.11.26)'},
  {'product': '2022', 'min_version': '17.0', 'fixed_version': '17.0.33530.339', 'fixed_display': '17.0.33530.339 (17.0.21)'},
  {'product': '2022', 'min_version': '17.2', 'fixed_version': '17.2.33530.394', 'fixed_display': '17.2.33530.394 (17.2.15)'},
  {'product': '2022', 'min_version': '17.4', 'fixed_version': '17.4.33603.86', 'fixed_display': '17.4.33603.86 (17.4.7)'},
  {'product': '2022', 'min_version': '17.5', 'fixed_version': '17.5.33530.505', 'fixed_display': '17.5.33530.505 (17.5.4)'}
];

vcf::visual_studio::check_version_and_report(
  app_info: app_info,
  constraints: constraints,
  severity: SECURITY_HOLE
);
VendorProductVersionCPE
microsoftvisual_studiocpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio