CVE-2019-16765
"Visual Studio Code CodeQL Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
Description
If an attacker can get a user to open a specially prepared directory tree as a workspace in Visual Studio Code with the CodeQL extension active, arbitrary code of the attacker's choosing may be executed on the user's behalf. This is fixed in version 1.0.1 of the extension. Users should upgrade to this version using Visual Studio Code Marketplace's upgrade mechanism. After upgrading, the codeQL.cli.executablePath setting can only be set in the per-user settings, and not in the per-workspace settings. More information about VS Code settings can be found here.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 25, 2019, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 28, 2021, 1:02 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-16765.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/blob/v1.0.1/CHANGELOG.md | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/174 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/security/advisories/GHSA-wf4x-8mpj-r42q | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE NIST CWE-20 Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/blob/v1.0.1/CHANGELOG.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/blob/v1.0.1/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/174 No Types Assigned https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/174 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/security/advisories/GHSA-wf4x-8mpj-r42q No Types Assigned https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/security/advisories/GHSA-wf4x-8mpj-r42q Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:codeql:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16765 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-16765
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} -0.00%
score
0.44202
percentile