CVE-2020-1343: Visual Studio Code Live Share Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
N/A
Category
Information Disclosure
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2020-Jun
Released
2020-06-09
EPSS Score
3.62% (percentile: 87.8%)

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code Live Share Extension when it exposes tokens in plain text. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to perform a successful capture of the tokens from client to proxy, where specific proxy settings are being used, making this very difficult to exploit. The update address the vulnerability by modifying the way Visual Studio Code Live Share communicates with clients to proxies.

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code Live Share extension

Security Updates (1)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredrikhoxell/">Fredrik Hoxell</a>

Revision History

  • 2020-06-09: Information published.