Advisory Details

October 17th, 2018

Microsoft Visual Studio Code URL Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Visual Studio Code
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Visual Studio Code. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the vscode URI handler. A crafted URI can trigger execution of a system call composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current user at medium integrity.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	addressed in 1.19.2 release of Visual Studio
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-01-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-10-17 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-10-17 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	rgod

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