Microsoft Paint 3D Code Execution (July 2023)

high Nessus Plugin ID 178245

Synopsis

The Windows app installed on the remote host is affected by code execution vulnerabilities.

Description

The Windows 'Paint 3D' app installed on the remote host is affected by multiple code execution vulnerabilities. An attacker who successfully exploited one of the vulnerabilities could execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of the vulnerabilities requires that a program process a specially crafted file.

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

Solution

Upgrade to app version 6.2305.16087.0, or later via the Microsoft Store.

See Also

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32047

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35374

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178245

File Name: smb_nt_ms23_jul_mspaint3d.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/13/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-35374

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:paint_3d

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, WMI/Windows App Store/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-32047, CVE-2023-35374