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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/vscode-restructuredtext/vscode-restructuredtext/releases (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/vscode-restructuredtext/vscode-restructuredtext/releases/tag/147.0.0 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/vscode-restructuredtext/vscode-restructuredtext/commit/1dd3e878a5559… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/37 (Third Party Advisory)
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.