Microsoft Visual Studio up to 2017 Version 15.9/2019 version 16.4 cleartext transmission
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio up to 2017 Version 15.9/2019 version 16.4 (Programming Tool Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Visual Studio as it includes a reply URL that is not secured by SSL, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Spoofing Vulnerability'.
The weakness was disclosed 03/10/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-0884. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1040 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:
A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Visual Studio as it includes a reply URL that is not secured by SSL. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could compromise the access tokens, exposing security and privacy risks.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entries VDB-231383, VDB-231384, VDB-231385 and VDB-231440 are pretty similar.
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Version
- 2017 Version 15.0
- 2017 Version 15.1
- 2017 Version 15.2
- 2017 Version 15.3
- 2017 Version 15.4
- 2017 Version 15.5
- 2017 Version 15.6
- 2017 Version 15.7
- 2017 Version 15.8
- 2017 Version 15.9
- 2019 version 16.0
- 2019 version 16.1
- 2019 version 16.2
- 2019 version 16.3
- 2019 version 16.4
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploiting
Class: Cleartext transmissionCWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
11/04/2019 🔍03/10/2020 🔍
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04/11/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-0884 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2020 09:44Updated: 04/11/2024 08:33
Changes: 03/11/2020 09:44 (43), 03/11/2020 09:49 (17), 04/11/2024 08:33 (18)
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