CVE-2019-16765

If an attacker can get a user to open a specially prepared directory tree as a workspace in Visual Studio Code with the CodeQL extension active, arbitrary code of the attacker's choosing may be executed on the user's behalf. This is fixed in version 1.0.1 of the extension. Users should upgrade to this version using Visual Studio Code Marketplace's upgrade mechanism. After upgrading, the codeQL.cli.executablePath setting can only be set in the per-user settings, and not in the per-workspace settings. More information about VS Code settings can be found here.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/blob/v1.0.1/CHANGELOG.md	Release Notes
https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/174	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/security/advisories/GHSA-wf4x-8mpj-r42q	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:codeql:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-11-25 18:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 17:28

NVD link : CVE-2019-16765

Mitre link : CVE-2019-16765

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-16765

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

codeql

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

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