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HistoryMay 11, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio Code (May 2021)

2021-05-1100:00:00
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8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

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);
VendorProductVersionCPE
microsoftvisual_studio_codecpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code

8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

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