Microsoft VSCode Python Extension - Code Execution

Author: Doyensec
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date_added: 2020-03-18 
date_updated: 2020-03-18 
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# VSCode Python Extension Code Execution

This repository contains the Proof-of-Concept of a code execution vulnerability discovered in the [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) Python extension.

>TL;DR: VScode may use code from a virtualenv found in the project folders without asking the user, for things such as formatting, autocompletion, etc. This insecure design leads to arbitrary code execution by simply cloning and opening a malicious Python repository.

You can read more about this vulnerability on our blog: [https://blog.doyensec.com/2020/03/16/vscode_codeexec.html](https://blog.doyensec.com/2020/03/16/vscode_codeexec.html).

## HowTo

- Clone the 'malicious' repository with `git clone https://github.com/doyensec/VSCode_PoC_Oct2019.git`
- Add the cloned repo to a VSCode workspace on macOS. Note that the vulnerability affects all platforms, but the PoC is executing *Calculator.app*
- Open `test.py` in VScode


Download ~ https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/48231.zip