Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Composer vulnerabilities (USN-7603-1)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7603-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(241064);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/07/01");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2022-24828",
    "CVE-2023-43655",
    "CVE-2024-24821",
    "CVE-2024-35241",
    "CVE-2024-35242"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"7603-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Composer vulnerabilities (USN-7603-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is
affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7603-1 advisory.

    Thomas Chauchefoin discovered that Composer did not correctly handle certain arguments. An attacker could
    possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04
    LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-24828, CVE-2023-43655)

    Ed Cradock discovered that Composer did not correctly handle the exclusion of certain files. An attacker
    could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2024-24821)

    Martin Haunschmid discovered that Composer did not correctly handle git branch names. An attacker could
    possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-35241)

    Maciej Piechota discovered that Composer did not correctly handle VCS branch names. An attacker could
    possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-35242)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7603-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected composer package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-24828");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-43655");

  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:"2022/04/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/06/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/07/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:composer");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2025 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release || '20.04' >< os_release || '22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);
var ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);

var pro_caveat_needed = FALSE;

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'composer', 'pkgver': '1.0.0~beta2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-24828', 'CVE-2023-43655', 'CVE-2024-35241', 'CVE-2024-35242']},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'composer', 'pkgver': '1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-24828', 'CVE-2023-43655', 'CVE-2024-35241', 'CVE-2024-35242']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'composer', 'pkgver': '1.10.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-24828', 'CVE-2023-43655', 'CVE-2024-35241', 'CVE-2024-35242']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'composer', 'pkgver': '2.2.6-2ubuntu4+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-24828', 'CVE-2023-43655', 'CVE-2024-24821', 'CVE-2024-35241', 'CVE-2024-35242']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'composer', 'pkgver': '2.7.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2024-35241', 'CVE-2024-35242']}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  var pro_required = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['ubuntu_pro'])) pro_required = package_array['ubuntu_pro'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) {
        flag++;
        if (!ubuntu_pro_detected && !pro_caveat_needed) pro_caveat_needed = pro_required;
    }
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  if (pro_caveat_needed) {
    extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
    extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
    extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
  }
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'composer');
}