Microsoft Visual Studio Code Python Extension input validation

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Visual Studio Code and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Python Extension. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-1192. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Visual Studio Code (Programming Tool Software) (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Python Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads workspace settings from a notebook file, aka 'Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1171.

The weakness was released 05/12/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-1192. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads workspace settings from a notebook file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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• Programming Tool Software

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• Microsoft

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• Visual Studio Code

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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