Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 6.9 | MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NVD-CWE-Other | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
Per: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-021 'An attacker could then place a specially crafted add-in in the path used by Visual Studio. When Visual Studio is started by an administrator, the specially crafted add-in would be loaded with the same privileges as the administrator.' 'The vulnerability could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users.'