Input validation error in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2020-17023
Published: October 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47693
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17023
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing 'package.json' file. A remote attacker can trick the victim to load a specially crafted 'package.json' file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2020-17023
Install updates from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.50.1