CVE-2019-1079

Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2019-1079 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by KB4506161, released July 9, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
n/a
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0612
93rd percentile

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly parses XML input in certain settings files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could create specially crafted XML data and convince an authenticated user to open the file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way that Visual Studio parses XML input.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 KB4506161 Jul 9, 2019
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 KB4506162 Jul 9, 2019
Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 KB4506163 Jul 9, 2019
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 KB4506164 Jul 9, 2019

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