CVE-2021-28792 Command injection in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious workspace with crafted configuration values in the Swift Development Environment extension.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-28792?

CVE-2021-28792 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The unofficial Swift Development Environment extension before 2.12.1 for Visual Studio Code allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by constructing a malicious workspace with a crafted sourcekit-lsp.serverPath, swift.languageServerPath, swift.path.sourcekite, swift.path.sourcekiteDockerMode, swift.path.swift_driver_bin, or swift.path.shell configuration value that triggers execution upon opening the workspace.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28792?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Swift Development Environment Project Swift Development Environment.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-28792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f4r2-649g-9gv5.

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