Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU58946

Spoofing attack in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2021-43908

Published: December 14, 2021 / Updated: August 16, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58946

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43908

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vendor: Microsoft

Affected software:
Visual Studio Code

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Visual Studio Code. A remote attacker can spoof page content.

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