Windows IExpress Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.813808");
  script_version("2023-07-20T05:05:18+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-0598");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-20 05:05:18 +0000 (Thu, 20 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-05-18 16:15:00 +0000 (Thu, 18 May 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-08-02 11:18:18 +0530 (Thu, 02 Aug 2018)");
  script_name("Windows IExpress Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host has IExpress bundled with
  Microsoft Windows and is prone to an untrusted search path vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Check for the presence of IExpress
  (IEXPRESS.EXE).");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an untrusted
  search path error in self-extracting archive files created by IExpress
  bundled with Microsoft Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker
  to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking a vulnerable
  self-extracting archive file.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"As a workaround save self-extracting archive
  files into a newly created directory, and confirm there are no unrelated files in
  the directory and make sure there are no suspicious files in the directory where
  self-extracting archive files are saved.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Workaround");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72748502/index.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  exit(0);
}


include("smb_nt.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

sysPath = smb_get_system32root();
if(!sysPath ){
  exit(0);
}

fileVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"iexpress.exe");
if(fileVer)
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked:sysPath + "\IEXPRESS.EXE",
                            file_version:fileVer, fixed_version:"Workaround");
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}