SB2019121011 - Spoofing attack in Microsoft Visual Studio Live Share
Published: December 10, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019121011
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1486)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Visual Studio Live Share extension. A remote attacker who host a Live Share session can trick a victim to connect to the session, cause a connected guest's computer to open a browser and navigate to a URL without consent from the guest.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.