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Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio Code (May 2023)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 175335

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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 host is prior to 1.78.1. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information.

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 1.78.1 or later.

See Also

https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_78

http://www.nessus.org/u?128cba74

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 175335

File Name: microsoft_visual_studio_code_1_78_1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/9/2023

Updated: 10/13/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29338

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29338

IAVA: 2023-A-0238-S