Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio Code (September 2022)

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# 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.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(165085);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/10/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-38020");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2022-A-0375-S");

  script_name(english:"Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio Code (September 2022)");

  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 host is prior to 1.17.1 It is, therefore,
affected by privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this to escalate their
privileges of an affected system to that of another user of Visual Studio Code.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported
version");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_71");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38020");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to  Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.71.1 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/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:L/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-2022-38020");

  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:"2022/09/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/09/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/09/14");

  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_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("os_fingerprint.nasl", "microsoft_visual_studio_code_installed.nbin", "microsoft_visual_studio_code_win_user_installed.nbin", "microsoft_visual_studio_code_linux_installed.nbin", "macosx_microsoft_visual_studio_code_installed.nbin");
  script_require_ports("installed_sw/Microsoft Visual Studio Code", "installed_sw/Visual Studio Code");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');

var os = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/OS');
var app_info;

if (tolower(os) =~ 'windows')
{
  get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
  app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Microsoft Visual Studio Code', win_local:TRUE);
}
else if (tolower(os) =~ 'linux|mac os')
{
  get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/local_checks_enabled');
  app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Visual Studio Code');
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT,'affected');
}

var constraints = [
  { 'fixed_version' : '1.71.1' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);