CVE-2024-50338: GitHub: CVE-2024-50338 Malformed URL allows information disclosure through git-credential-manager
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.4)
- CVSS Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Category
- Information Disclosure
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Exploitation Likelihood
- Less Likely
- Patch Tuesday
- 2025-Jan
- Released
- 2025-01-14
- EPSS Score
- 0.15% (percentile: 35.9%)
FAQ
Why is this GitHub CVE included in the Security Update Guide?
The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in Git for Windows software which is consumed by Microsoft Visual Studio. It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest builds of Visual Studio are no longer vulnerable. Please see Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners for more information.
What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is secrets or privileged information belonging to the user of the affected application.
Affected Products (6)
Developer Tools
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
Security Updates (6)
Acknowledgments
Anonymous
Revision History
- 2025-01-14: Information published.