CVE-2020-0872 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Application Inspector versions v1.0.23 and earlier. This flaw arises when the tool incorporates example code snippets from third-party source files directly into its HTML output, allowing for malicious code injection. With a CVSS score of 9.6, it presents a high-impact threat, requiring user interaction but offering a low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:application_inspector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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