7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-31204
Microsoft Visual Studio DotNet Elevation of Privilege Remote Code Execution
Description

.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

May 11, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:05 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-31204 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft .net_core
2 Microsoft visual_studio_2019
3 Microsoft .net
1 Fedoraproject fedora
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-2021-31204.

URL Resource
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4F3VM3RMPE7PNNLLI3BPCSAXITQZCFCA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6M7KL3KTHJVQNRA3CWFUTESQJARQEHSZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FVMWZPF4FR6JPFSNAIDIUDULHZJBVCW6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFXJPQUYUITJMV75YN3XIGE3KKN5GOCU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UV4ITB3SUDGR23G7XALUVKFJMZERFUKF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWF25Z3CZ6LYCOHZ7FPSFAQ426JUBUZ4/
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31204 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4F3VM3RMPE7PNNLLI3BPCSAXITQZCFCA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6M7KL3KTHJVQNRA3CWFUTESQJARQEHSZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FVMWZPF4FR6JPFSNAIDIUDULHZJBVCW6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFXJPQUYUITJMV75YN3XIGE3KKN5GOCU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UV4ITB3SUDGR23G7XALUVKFJMZERFUKF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWF25Z3CZ6LYCOHZ7FPSFAQ426JUBUZ4/
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31204 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-31204 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-31204 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4F3VM3RMPE7PNNLLI3BPCSAXITQZCFCA/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6M7KL3KTHJVQNRA3CWFUTESQJARQEHSZ/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FVMWZPF4FR6JPFSNAIDIUDULHZJBVCW6/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFXJPQUYUITJMV75YN3XIGE3KKN5GOCU/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UV4ITB3SUDGR23G7XALUVKFJMZERFUKF/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWF25Z3CZ6LYCOHZ7FPSFAQ426JUBUZ4/
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31204
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FVMWZPF4FR6JPFSNAIDIUDULHZJBVCW6/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6M7KL3KTHJVQNRA3CWFUTESQJARQEHSZ/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4F3VM3RMPE7PNNLLI3BPCSAXITQZCFCA/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWF25Z3CZ6LYCOHZ7FPSFAQ426JUBUZ4/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UV4ITB3SUDGR23G7XALUVKFJMZERFUKF/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFXJPQUYUITJMV75YN3XIGE3KKN5GOCU/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FVMWZPF4FR6JPFSNAIDIUDULHZJBVCW6/
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UV4ITB3SUDGR23G7XALUVKFJMZERFUKF/
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4F3VM3RMPE7PNNLLI3BPCSAXITQZCFCA/
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6M7KL3KTHJVQNRA3CWFUTESQJARQEHSZ/
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LFXJPQUYUITJMV75YN3XIGE3KKN5GOCU/
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZWF25Z3CZ6LYCOHZ7FPSFAQ426JUBUZ4/
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_core:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:8.9:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.22 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.7.15 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.8.0 up to (excluding) 16.9.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (including) 5.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1 up to (including) 3.1.14 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:8.9:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.22 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.7.15 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.8.0 up to (excluding) 16.9.5
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZWF25Z3CZ6LYCOHZ7FPSFAQ426JUBUZ4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZWF25Z3CZ6LYCOHZ7FPSFAQ426JUBUZ4/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZWF25Z3CZ6LYCOHZ7FPSFAQ426JUBUZ4/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4F3VM3RMPE7PNNLLI3BPCSAXITQZCFCA/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4F3VM3RMPE7PNNLLI3BPCSAXITQZCFCA/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6M7KL3KTHJVQNRA3CWFUTESQJARQEHSZ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6M7KL3KTHJVQNRA3CWFUTESQJARQEHSZ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FVMWZPF4FR6JPFSNAIDIUDULHZJBVCW6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FVMWZPF4FR6JPFSNAIDIUDULHZJBVCW6/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LFXJPQUYUITJMV75YN3XIGE3KKN5GOCU/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LFXJPQUYUITJMV75YN3XIGE3KKN5GOCU/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UV4ITB3SUDGR23G7XALUVKFJMZERFUKF/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UV4ITB3SUDGR23G7XALUVKFJMZERFUKF/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31204 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31204 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_core:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:8.9:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.22 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.7.15 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.8.0 up to (excluding) 16.9.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FVMWZPF4FR6JPFSNAIDIUDULHZJBVCW6/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UV4ITB3SUDGR23G7XALUVKFJMZERFUKF/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4F3VM3RMPE7PNNLLI3BPCSAXITQZCFCA/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6M7KL3KTHJVQNRA3CWFUTESQJARQEHSZ/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LFXJPQUYUITJMV75YN3XIGE3KKN5GOCU/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-31204 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-2021-31204 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} -0.11%

score

0.36982

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability