Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010 Add-In Loader untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010. This affects an unknown function of the component Add-In Loader. Executing a manipulation can lead to untrusted search path. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0008. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010 (Programming Tool Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Add-In Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 03/13/2012 by Laplinker as MS12-021 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0008 since 11/09/2011. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58333 (MS12-021: Vulnerability in Visual Studio Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2651019)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90787 (Microsoft Visual Studio Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS12-021)).

Applying the patch MS12-021 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73538), Tenable (58333), SecurityFocus (BID 52329†), OSVDB (80006†) and Secunia (SA48396†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Nessus ID: 58333
Nessus Name: MS12-021: Vulnerability in Visual Studio Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2651019)
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OpenVAS ID: 902817
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Visual Studio Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2651019)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-021
Researcher: Laplinker
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-0008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4804

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X-Force: 73538
SecurityFocus: 52329 - Microsoft Visual Studio Add-In Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 48396 - Microsoft Visual Studio Insecure Add-In Path Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 80006
SecurityTracker: 1026792
Vulnerability Center: 34630 - [MS12-021] Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and 2010 Local Privilege Escalation Add-In Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/15/2012 09:44
Updated: 01/07/2025 19:12
Changes: 03/15/2012 09:44 (77), 04/10/2017 11:44 (11), 03/21/2021 17:47 (3), 01/05/2025 16:00 (16), 01/07/2025 19:12 (1)
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