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NuGet Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 11, 2022 in NuGet/NuGet.Client • Updated Mar 22, 2024

Package

nuget NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet)

Affected versions

>= 4.6.0, < 4.9.6
>= 5.0.0, < 5.7.3
>= 5.8.0, < 5.9.3
>= 5.10.0, < 5.11.3
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3
>= 6.1.0, < 6.2.2
>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.1

Patched versions

4.9.6
5.7.3
5.9.3
5.11.3
6.0.3
6.2.2
6.3.1
nuget NuGet.Commands (NuGet)
>= 4.6.0, < 4.9.6
>= 5.0.0, < 5.7.3
>= 5.8.0, < 5.9.3
>= 5.10.0, < 5.11.3
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3
>= 6.1.0, < 6.2.2
>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.1
4.9.6
5.7.3
5.9.3
5.11.3
6.0.3
6.2.2
6.3.1
nuget NuGet.Protocol (NuGet)
>= 4.6.0, < 4.9.6
>= 5.0.0, < 5.7.3
>= 5.8.0, < 5.9.3
>= 5.10.0, < 5.11.3
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3
>= 6.1.0, < 6.2.2
>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.1
4.9.6
5.7.3
5.9.3
5.11.3
6.0.3
6.2.2
6.3.1

Description

Description

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 7.0.0-rc, .NET 6.0, .NET Core 3.1, and NuGet (NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol). This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A vulnerability exists in .NET 7.0.0-rc.1, .NET 6.0, .NET Core 3.1, and NuGet clients (NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol) where a malicious actor could cause a user to execute arbitrary code.

Affected software

NuGet & NuGet Packages

  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 6.3.0 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 6.2.1 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 6.0.2 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 5.11.2 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 5.9.2 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 5.7.2 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 4.9.5 version or earlier.

.NET SDK(s)

  • Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.9 or earlier.
  • Any .NET 3.1 application running on .NET Core 3.1.29 or earlier.

Patches

To fix the issue, please install the latest version of .NET 6.0 or .NET Core 3.1 and NuGet (NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol versions). If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.

.NET 6.0 and .NET Core 3.1 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Other details

Announcement for this issue can be found at NuGet/Announcements#65

MSRC details for this can be found at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41032

References

@kartheekp-ms kartheekp-ms published to NuGet/NuGet.Client Oct 11, 2022
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 11, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 11, 2022
Reviewed Oct 11, 2022
Last updated Mar 22, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

1.078%
(84th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2022-41032

GHSA ID

GHSA-g3q9-xf95-8hp5

Source code

Credits

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