Code Injection in Visual Studio Code GitHub Pull Requests and Issues - CVE-2021-28470
Published: April 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52146
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-2021-28470
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Visual Studio Code GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code GitHub Pull Requests and Issues
How to mitigate CVE-2021-28470
Install updates from vendor's website.