#VU83089 Spoofing attack in Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code - CVE-2023-36018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83089

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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-2023-36018

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Visual Studio Code Jupyter Extension. A local user can spoof page content. and gain elevated privileges

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code: All versions

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External links
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36018

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.