CVE-2021-21420
A vulnerability in Stripe for Visual Studio Code extension exists when it loads an untrusted source-code repository containing malicious settings.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
vscode-stripe is an extension for Visual Studio Code. A vulnerability in Stripe for Visual Studio Code extension exists when it loads an untrusted source-code repository containing malicious settings. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way the extension validates its settings.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- stripe/stripe
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/stripe/vscode-stripe/security/advisories/GHSA-j6x4-4622-8vv3Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stripe/vscode-stripe/security/advisories/GHSA-j6x4-4622-8vv3Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.