Tenable Nessus 10.x < 10.1.1 / 8.x < 8.15.3 Third-Party Vulnerabilities (TNS-2022-05) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 157425

This page contains detailed information about the Tenable Nessus 10.x < 10.1.1 / 8.x < 8.15.3 Third-Party Vulnerabilities (TNS-2022-05) 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: 157425
Name: Tenable Nessus 10.x < 10.1.1 / 8.x < 8.15.3 Third-Party Vulnerabilities (TNS-2022-05)
Filename: nessus_tns_2022_05.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2022-01-10
This Plugin Published: 2022-02-08
Last Modification Time: 2022-04-11
Plugin Version: 1.4
Plugin Type: remote
Plugin Family: Misc.
Dependencies: nessus_detect.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: installed_sw/nessus

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2022-01-10
Patch Published: 2022-02-08
CVE [?]: CVE-2021-45960, CVE-2021-46143, CVE-2022-22822, CVE-2022-22823, CVE-2022-22824, CVE-2022-22825, CVE-2022-22826, CVE-2022-22827, CVE-2022-23852, CVE-2022-23990
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:tenable:nessus

Synopsis

Tenable Nessus running on the remote host is affected by multiple third-party vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Tenable Nessus application running on the remote host is 10.x prior to 10.1.1, or 8.15.3 or earlier. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in a third-party library, including:

- addBinding in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22822)

- build_model in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22823)

- defineAttribute in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22824)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Tenable Nessus version 10.1.1 or 8.15.3 or later.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 8834
Target Asset(s): Services/www
Exploit Available: True (GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits (PoCs) are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Tenable Nessus 10.x < 10.1.1 / 8.x < 8.15.3 Third-Party Vulnerabilities (TNS-2022-05) vulnerability:

GitHub: https://github.com/nanopathi/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2021-45960
[CVE-2021-45960]
GitHub: https://github.com/nanopathi/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2021-46143
[CVE-2021-46143]
GitHub: https://github.com/nanopathi/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2022-22822toCVE-2022-22827
[CVE-2022-22822]
GitHub: https://github.com/nanopathi/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2022-22822toCVE-2022-22827
[CVE-2022-22827]
GitHub: https://github.com/Nivaskumark/expat_A10_r33_2_2_6_CVE-2022-23990
[CVE-2022-23990]
GitHub: https://github.com/Satheesh575555/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2022-23990
[CVE-2022-23990]

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-2021-45960
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	6.7 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	6.7 (Medium)

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

CVSS Base Score:	8.8 (High)
Impact Subscore:	5.9
Exploitability Subscore:	2.8
CVSS Temporal Score:	7.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.7 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
##

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(157425);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2021-45960",
    "CVE-2021-46143",
    "CVE-2022-22822",
    "CVE-2022-22823",
    "CVE-2022-22824",
    "CVE-2022-22825",
    "CVE-2022-22826",
    "CVE-2022-22827",
    "CVE-2022-23852",
    "CVE-2022-23990"
  );

  script_name(english:"Tenable Nessus 10.x < 10.1.1 / 8.x < 8.15.3 Third-Party Vulnerabilities (TNS-2022-05)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Tenable Nessus running on the remote host is affected by multiple third-party vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version, the Tenable Nessus application running on the remote host is 10.x prior to 
10.1.1, or 8.15.3 or earlier. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in a third-party library,
including:

  - addBinding in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22822)

  - build_model in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22823)

  - defineAttribute in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22824)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version   
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Tenable Nessus version 10.1.1 or 8.15.3 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-45960");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/01/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/02/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/02/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:tenable:nessus");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("nessus_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/nessus");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 8834);

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf_extras.inc');

var app_info, constraints;

app_info = vcf::tenable_nessus::get_app_info();

vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:3);

constraints = [
  {'min_version':'8.0.0',  'fixed_version':'8.15.3'},
  {'min_version':'10.0.0', 'fixed_version':'10.1.1'}
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/nessus_tns_2022_05.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\nessus_tns_2022_05.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/nessus_tns_2022_05.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Tenable Nessus 10.x < 10.1.1 / 8.x < 8.15.3 Third-Party Vulnerabilities (TNS-2022-05) 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 Misc. plugin family.
On the right side table select Tenable Nessus 10.x < 10.1.1 / 8.x < 8.15.3 Third-Party Vulnerabilities (TNS-2022-05) plugin ID 157425.
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 nessus_tns_2022_05.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a nessus_tns_2022_05.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - nessus_tns_2022_05.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 nessus_tns_2022_05.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

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 nessus_tns_2022_05.nasl version 1.4. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Risk Information

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