CVE-2020-1343 Information disclosure in Microsoft Visual Studio Code Live Share extension

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Attackers can read sensitive tokens exposed in plain text by the Visual Studio Code Live Share extension, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-1343?

CVE-2020-1343 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code Live Share extension, published on 9 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code Live Share Extension when it exposes tokens in plain text, aka 'Visual Studio Code Live Share Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Weakness: CWE-319

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1343?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Visual Studio Live Share.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1343?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1343 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-1343 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1343 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3cpw-x2mc-w7ch.

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