QID 92052

Date Published: 2023-08-09

QID 92052: Microsoft Visual Studio Security Updates for August 2023

Microsoft has released security Updates for Visual Studio which resolve Security Feature Bypass and Escalation of Privileges Vulnerabilities.

Affected Software:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)

QID Detection Logic: Authenticated : Windows
This QID detects vulnerable versions of Microsoft Visual Studio by checking the registry key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft" and file "evenv.exe" to check the version of the Visual Studio.

An unauthenticated attacker could bypass validation as a trusted source through a crafted certificate that could mislead a user to believing the file they are installing is legitimate.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 8.7 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to CVE-2023-36897,CVE-2023-35391,CVE-2023-38178,CVE-2023-38180,CVE-2023-35390 for more information on these vulnerabilities and their patches.

Vendor References

CVE-2023-35390 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35390
CVE-2023-35391 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35391
CVE-2023-36897 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36897
CVE-2023-38178 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38178
CVE-2023-38180 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38180

CVEs related to QID 92052

CVE-2023-38178 | CVE-2023-38180 | CVE-2023-36897 | CVE-2023-35391 | CVE-2023-35390 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2023-35390			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35390
CVE-2023-35391			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35391
CVE-2023-36897			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36897
CVE-2023-38178			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38178
CVE-2023-38180			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38180

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