Remote code execution in Microsoft Visual Studio

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU49403

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26870

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Cure53 DOMPurify. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Visual Studio: 15.0 26228.04 - 16.4.0 16.4.29519.181

External links

http://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/commit/02724b8eb048dd219d6725b05c3000936f11d62d
http://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/compare/2.0.16...2.0.17
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00029.html
http://research.securitum.com/mutation-xss-via-mathml-mutation-dompurify-2-0-17-bypass/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.