Spoofing attack in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2021-34479
Published: July 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54792
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34479
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in the Microsoft Visual Studio. A local attacker can spoof page content.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2021-34479
Install updates from vendor's website.