CVE-2021-28967

The unofficial MATLAB extension before 2.0.1 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace because of lint configuration settings.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/Gimly81.matlab/changelog	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/commit/fc5dc53397677464099e80629e785a25718bf5ec	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/releases	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/2	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:matlab:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-03-24 00:15

Updated : 2022-05-20 13:44

NVD link : CVE-2021-28967

Mitre link : CVE-2021-28967

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

microsoft

visual_studio_code

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