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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-30124

The unofficial vscode-phpmd (aka PHP Mess Detector) extension before 1.3.0 for Visual Studio Code allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted phpmd.command value in a workspace folder.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.05%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The unofficial vscode-phpmd (aka PHP Mess Detector) extension before 1.3.0 for Visual Studio Code allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted phpmd.command value in a workspace folder.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.05% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
vscode-phpmd project/vscode-phpmd
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.