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Amazon Linux 2 : pki-core (ALAS-2023-2016)

2023-04-2000:00:00
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amazon linux 2
pki-core
alas-2023-2016
security update
xml external entity vulnerability

0.035 Low

EPSS

Percentile

91.6%

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2016 advisory.

  • Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-2414)

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 Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory ALAS-2023-2016.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(174581);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/10/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-2414");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : pki-core (ALAS-2023-2016)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2016 advisory.

  - Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This
    flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially
    crafted HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-2414)

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://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2016.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-2414.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update pki-core' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-2414");

  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:"2022/07/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/04/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/04/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-base-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-ca");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-core-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-javadoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-kra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-symkey");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");

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

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "2")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'pki-base-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-base-java-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-ca-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-core-debuginfo-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-core-debuginfo-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-core-debuginfo-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-javadoc-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-kra-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-server-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-symkey-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-symkey-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-symkey-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-tools-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-tools-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pki-tools-10.5.18-12.amzn2.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "pki-base / pki-base-java / pki-ca / etc");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
amazonlinuxpki-basep-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-base
amazonlinuxpki-base-javap-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-base-java
amazonlinuxpki-cap-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-ca
amazonlinuxpki-core-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-core-debuginfo
amazonlinuxpki-javadocp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-javadoc
amazonlinuxpki-krap-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-kra
amazonlinuxpki-serverp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-server
amazonlinuxpki-symkeyp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-symkey
amazonlinuxpki-toolsp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pki-tools
amazonlinux2cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2