QwikSec

Security Database

CVE

CWE

Training

CVE-2019-16765

Published: Nov 25, 2019

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.4

HIGH

Description

If an attacker can get a user to open a specially prepared directory tree as a workspace in Visual Studio Code with the CodeQL extension active, arbitrary code of the attacker's choosing may be executed on the user's behalf. This is fixed in version 1.0.1 of the extension. Users should upgrade to this version using Visual Studio Code Marketplace's upgrade mechanism. After upgrading, the codeQL.cli.executablePath setting can only be set in the per-user settings, and not in the per-workspace settings. More information about VS Code settings can be found here.

Vendor	Product	Versions
github	vscode-codeql	affected `< 1.0.1 - < 1.0.1`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

References

https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/security/advisories/GHSA-wf4x-8mpj-r42q

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/174

x_refsource_MISC

https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/blob/v1.0.1/CHANGELOG.md

x_refsource_MISC

Security Training

Train your team to recognize and prevent security threats with our comprehensive security awareness program.

Vulnerability Scanning

Discover vulnerabilities in your applications and infrastructure before attackers do.