Security Updates for Microsoft ASP.NET Core (July 2023)

high Nessus Plugin ID 178206

Synopsis

The Microsoft ASP.NET core installations on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in ASP.NET Core 6.0 < 6.0.20 and ASP.NET Core 7.0 < 7.0.9.

- A vulnerability exists in .NET applications where the diagnostic server can be exploited to achieve cross-session/cross-user elevation of privilege (EoP) and code execution. (CVE-2023-33127)

- A vulnerability exists in ASP.NET Core applications where account lockout maximum failed attempts may not be immediately updated, allowing an attacker to try more passwords. (CVE-2023-33170)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update ASP.NET Core Runtime to version 6.0.20 or 7.0.9

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f0c23ddd

http://www.nessus.org/u?5c11c7bc

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178206

File Name: smb_nt_ms23_jul_aspdotnet_core.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 7/12/2023

Updated: 8/11/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-33170

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:asp.net_core

Required KB Items: installed_sw/ASP .NET Core Windows

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-33127, CVE-2023-33170

IAVA: 2023-A-0340-S