Security Update for Microsoft .NET Core (May 2024)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 196990

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a .NET Core vulnerability

Description

The version of tested product installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the vendor advisory.

- .NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-30045)

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

Solution

Update .NET Core, remove vulnerable packages and refer to vendor advisory.

See Also

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

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 196990

File Name: smb_nt_ms24_may_dotnet_core.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/14/2024

Updated: 5/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-30045

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:.net_core

Required KB Items: installed_sw/.NET Core Windows

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-30045

IAVA: 2024-A-0280