Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio Code (May 2022)

high Nessus Plugin ID 160944

Synopsis

The remote host has an application installed that is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Microsoft Visual Studio Code installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.67.1. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.67.1 or later.

See Also

https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_67

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30129

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 160944

File Name: microsoft_visual_studio_code_1_67_1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/10/2022

Updated: 10/27/2023

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-30129

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-30129

IAVA: 2022-A-0200-S