Input validation error in Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual Studio - CVE-2019-1113
Published: July 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19137
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1113
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft .NET Framework
Visual Studio
Microsoft .NET Framework
Visual Studio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when the software fails to check the source markup of a file.
An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user in .NET software. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows remote code execution but requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of .NET Framework.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1113
Install update from vendor's website.