KB5003208: Windows Server 2012 Security Update (May 2021) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 149440

This page contains detailed information about the KB5003208: Windows Server 2012 Security Update (May 2021) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 149440
Name: KB5003208: Windows Server 2012 Security Update (May 2021)
Filename: smb_nt_ms21_may_5003208.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2021-05-12
This Plugin Published: 2021-05-12
Last Modification Time: 2021-10-07
Plugin Version: 1.9
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Dependencies: ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl, smb_check_rollup.nasl, smb_hotfixes.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2021-05-12
Patch Published: 2021-05-12
CVE [?]: CVE-2020-24587, CVE-2020-24588, CVE-2020-26144, CVE-2021-28455, CVE-2021-28476, CVE-2021-28479, CVE-2021-31184, CVE-2021-31186, CVE-2021-31188, CVE-2021-31193, CVE-2021-31194
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply Cumulative Update KB5003208.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 139, 445
Target Asset(s): Host/patch_management_checks
Exploit Available: True (GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the KB5003208: Windows Server 2012 Security Update (May 2021) vulnerability:

GitHub: https://github.com/vanhoefm/fragattacks
[CVE-2020-24587]
GitHub: https://github.com/vanhoefm/fragattacks
[CVE-2020-24588]
GitHub: https://github.com/vanhoefm/fragattacks
[CVE-2020-26144]
GitHub: https://github.com/0vercl0k/0vercl0k
[CVE-2021-28476]
GitHub: https://github.com/2273852279qqs/0vercl0k
[CVE-2021-28476: PoC for CVE-2021-28476 a guest-to-host "Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability" ...]
GitHub: https://github.com/LaCeeKa/CVE-2021-28476-tools-env
[CVE-2021-28476]
GitHub: https://github.com/australeo/CVE-2021-28476
[CVE-2021-28476: CVE-2021-28476: Hyper-V vmswitch.sys arbitrary pointer dereference from guest VM]
GitHub: https://github.com/bhassani/Recent-CVE
[CVE-2021-28476]
GitHub: https://github.com/bluefrostsecurity/CVE-2021-28476
[CVE-2021-28476]
GitHub: https://github.com/dengyang123x/0vercl0k
[CVE-2021-28476: PoC for CVE-2021-28476 a guest-to-host "Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability" ...]
GitHub: https://github.com/joydo/CVE-Writeups
[CVE-2021-28476]
GitHub: https://github.com/r0eXpeR/supplier
[CVE-2021-28476]
GitHub: https://github.com/sh4m2hwz/CVE-2021-28476-tools-env
[CVE-2021-28476: tools for automate configure Ubuntu 20.04 enviroment for testing CVE-2021-28476.]
GitHub: https://github.com/waleedassar/CVE-2021-31184
[CVE-2021-31184]
GitHub: https://github.com/0vercl0k/CVE-2021-28476
[CVE-2021-28476: PoC for CVE-2021-28476 a guest-to-host "Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability" ...]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source [?]: CVE-2021-31194
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	6.5 (Medium)
Impact Subscore:	6.4
Exploitability Subscore:	8.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	5.7 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	5.7 (Medium)

CVSS V3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	8.8 (High)
Impact Subscore:	5.9
Exploitability Subscore:	2.8
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.4 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.4 (High)

STIG Severity [?]: I
STIG Risk Rating: High

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the Microsoft Security Updates API. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(149440);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/10/07");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2020-24587",
    "CVE-2020-24588",
    "CVE-2020-26144",
    "CVE-2021-28455",
    "CVE-2021-28476",
    "CVE-2021-28479",
    "CVE-2021-31184",
    "CVE-2021-31186",
    "CVE-2021-31188",
    "CVE-2021-31193",
    "CVE-2021-31194"
  );
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"5003208");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS21-5003208");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"5003203");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS21-5003203");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0223-S");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0222-S");

  script_name(english:"KB5003208: Windows Server 2012 Security Update (May 2021)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Windows host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: Note that
Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/may-11-2021-kb5003208-monthly-rollup-4dae4cbb-5d56-4cc1-9240-ee8a6bc2cc61
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?be5cd6ec");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/may-11-2021-kb5003203-security-only-update-b68b5258-e926-41c7-bfdb-bfbc921f3a27
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6d51f72f");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply Cumulative Update KB5003208.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/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:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-31194");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/05/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/05/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/05/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("smb_check_rollup.nasl", "smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
  script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks");

  exit(0);
}

include('smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc');
include('smb_hotfixes.inc');
include('smb_func.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible');

bulletin = "MS21-05";
kbs = make_list('5003208', '5003203');

if (get_kb_item('Host/patch_management_checks')) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/WindowsVersion', exit_code:1);

if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win8:'0') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

# Windows 8 EOL
productname = get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/ProductName', exit_code:1);
if ("Windows 8" >< productname) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

share = hotfix_get_systemdrive(as_share:TRUE, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

if (
  smb_check_rollup(os:"6.2",
                   sp:0,
                   rollup_date:'05_2021',
                   bulletin:bulletin,
                   rollup_kb_list:[5003208, 5003203])
)
{
  replace_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_warning();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, hotfix_get_audit_report());
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/smb_nt_ms21_may_5003208.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\smb_nt_ms21_may_5003208.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/smb_nt_ms21_may_5003208.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the KB5003208: Windows Server 2012 Security Update (May 2021) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Windows : Microsoft Bulletins plugin family.
On the right side table select KB5003208: Windows Server 2012 Security Update (May 2021) plugin ID 149440.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl smb_nt_ms21_may_5003208.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a smb_nt_ms21_may_5003208.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - smb_nt_ms21_may_5003208.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state smb_nt_ms21_may_5003208.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

MSKB | Microsoft Knowledge Base:

5003203, 5003208

MSFT | Microsoft Security Bulletin:

MS21-5003203, MS21-5003208

IAVA | Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert:

2021-A-0222-S, 2021-A-0223-S

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file smb_nt_ms21_may_5003208.nasl version 1.9. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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KB5003208: Windows Server 2012 Security Update (May 2021) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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