Auth bypass in Lextudio Restructuredtext
CVE-2021-28793
vscode-restructuredtext before 146.0.0 contains an incorrect access control vulnerability, where a crafted project folder could execute arbitrary binaries via crafted workspace configuration.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.016 (73.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Lextudio Restructuredtext
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-28793?
- CVE-2021-28793 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lextudio Restructuredtext, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-28793?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.