SB2020031107 - Remote code execution in Microsoft Application Inspector
Published: March 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020031107
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0872)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists in Application Inspector when the tool
reflects example code snippets from third-party source files into its
HTML output. A remote attacker can trick a victim to run Application Inspector on source code that includes a malicious third-party component and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.