Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio - CVE-2021-43877
Published: December 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58923
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43877
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
ASP.NET Core
Visual Studio
ASP.NET Core
Visual Studio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-43877
Install updates from vendor's website.