MS13-090: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2900986) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 70848

This page contains detailed information about the MS13-090: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2900986) 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: 70848
Name: MS13-090: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2900986)
Filename: smb_nt_ms13-090.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2013-11-08
This Plugin Published: 2013-11-13
Last Modification Time: 2022-04-11
Plugin Version: 1.16
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Dependencies: ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl, smb_hotfixes.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2013-11-08
Patch Published: 2013-11-12
CVE [?]: CVE-2013-3918
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is missing an update that disables selected ActiveX controls.

Description

The remote Windows host is missing a security update that sets kill bits to prevent Microsoft's InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control from instantiating in Internet Explorer. This control has a vulnerability that can be abused to execute arbitrary code remotely, if a user can be tricked into viewing a malicious web page using Internet Explorer. It is currently being exploited through limited, targeted attacks.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, 2012 R2, RT, and RT 8.1

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 139, 445
Target Asset(s): Host/patch_management_checks
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Immunity Canvas, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the MS13-090: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2900986) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/ms13_090_cardspacesigninhelper
[MS13-090 CardSpaceClaimCollection ActiveX Integer Underflow]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/29857.rb
[EDB-29857: Microsoft Internet Explorer - CardSpaceClaimCollection ActiveX Integer Underflow (MS13-090) (Metasploit)]
Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

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 V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.1 (High)

STIG Severity [?]: II
STIG Risk Rating: Medium

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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(70848);
  script_version("1.16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-3918");
  script_bugtraq_id(63631);
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS13-090");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"2900986");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2013-A-0213");

  script_name(english:"MS13-090: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2900986)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host is missing an update that disables selected
ActiveX controls.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Windows host is missing a security update that sets kill
bits to prevent Microsoft's InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX
control from instantiating in Internet Explorer.  This control has a
vulnerability that can be abused to execute arbitrary code remotely, if
a user can be tricked into viewing a malicious web page using Internet
Explorer.  It is currently being exploited through limited, targeted
attacks.");
  # https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/05/ie-zero-day-is-used-in-dol-watering-hole-attack.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6251e6e3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2013/ms13-090");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP, 2003, Vista,
2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, 2012 R2, RT, and RT 8.1");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'MS13-090 CardSpaceClaimCollection ActiveX Integer Underflow');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:"CANVAS");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/11/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/11/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/11/13");

  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:"II");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("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("audit.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("smb_activex_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");


get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS13-090';
kb = '2900986';

kbs = make_list(kb);
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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

if (hotfix_check_sp_range(xp:'3', win2003:'2', vista:'2', win7:'1', win8:'0', win81:'0') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);
if (hotfix_check_server_core() == 1) audit(AUDIT_WIN_SERVER_CORE);

if (activex_init() != ACX_OK) exit(1, "Unable to initialize the ActiveX API.");

# Test each control.
info = "";
clsids = make_list(
  '{19916e01-b44e-4e31-94a4-4696df46157b}', #  icardie.dll Information Card Sign-in Helper ActiveX Control
  '{c2c4f00a-720e-4389-aeb9-e9c4b0d93c6f}', #  icardie.dll Card Space Element Behavior Factory ActiveX Control
  '{53001f3a-f5e1-4b90-9c9f-00e09b53c5f1}'  #  icardie.dll Card Space Claim Collection ActiveX Control
);

foreach clsid (clsids)
{
  if (activex_get_killbit(clsid:clsid) == 0)
  {
    info += '  ' + clsid + '\n';
    if (!thorough_tests) break;
  }
}
activex_end();


if (info)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    if (max_index(split(info)) > 1) s = "s";
    else s = "";

    report =
      '\nThe kill bit has not been set for the following control'+s+' :\n\n'+
      info;

    if (!thorough_tests)
    {
      report +=
        '\nNote that Nessus did not check whether there were other kill bits\n'+
        'that have not been set because the "Perform thorough tests" setting\n'+
        'was not enabled when this scan was run.\n';
    }
    hotfix_add_report(report, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
  }
  else hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);

  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_hole();
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

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_ms13-090.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\smb_nt_ms13-090.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/smb_nt_ms13-090.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the MS13-090: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2900986) 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 MS13-090: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2900986) plugin ID 70848.
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_ms13-090.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a smb_nt_ms13-090.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_ms13-090.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_ms13-090.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

63631

MSKB | Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2900986

MSFT | Microsoft Security Bulletin:

MS13-090

IAVA | Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert:

2013-A-0213

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_ms13-090.nasl version 1.16. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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MS13-090: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2900986) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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