ShellCheck up to 0.13.3 on Visual Studio shellcheck.executablePath privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ShellCheck up to 0.13.3 on Visual Studio. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function shellcheck.executablePath. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-28794. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ShellCheck up to 0.13.3 on Visual Studio. It has been classified as problematic. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was published 03/19/2021. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-28794. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 0.13.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ShellCheck 0.13.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/18/2021 🔍
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04/03/2021 +14 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28794 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-171465

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2021 09:51
Updated: 04/03/2021 00:40
Changes: 03/19/2021 09:51 (38), 04/03/2021 00:34 (5), 04/03/2021 00:40 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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