Top issues
Problem
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are structured addresses that point to locations and assets on the internet. URLs allow software developers to build complex applications that exchange data with servers that can be hosted in multiple geographical regions. URLs can commonly be found embedded in documentation, configuration files, source code and compiled binaries. URL paths provide additional information to a web service when making a request. They are an optional, but an important part of the URL, as they may define specific content or actions based on the data being passed. Some parameters they pass might be considered sensitive information. Since path components are not encrypted this might cause sensitive information to leak. This issue is raised for URL paths than might contain information that attackers can easily intercept. Examples of sensitive information fields include passwords and other similar parameters.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
39 packages
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249 packages
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1024 packages
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4983 packages
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Next steps
Investigate reported detections.
If the software should not include these network references, investigate your build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
You should delay the software release until the investigation is completed, or until the issue is risk accepted.
Consider removing all references to flagged network locations.
Problem
Unicode is a text encoding standard designed to support the use of text written in all of the major languages and writing systems. While most languages are written from left to right, some are written in alternative directions. To accommodate encoding text written in such languages, the Unicode standard includes a number of special characters that allow the text direction to be specified. However, changing text direction can have adverse effects on how the encoded text is displayed and interpreted. For this reason, bidirectional Unicode control characters are commonly abused by malicious actors as a means of bypassing security solutions and avoiding detection. While presence of special Unicode characters does not imply malicious intent, all of its uses in a software package should be documented and approved. One example of acceptable use for these special characters is in script files that parse, validate, and transform Unicode-encoded text.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
68 packages
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Top 100
482 packages
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2524 packages
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12998 packages
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Next steps
Investigate reported detections as indicators of software tampering.
Consult Mitre ATT&CK documentation: T1036.002 - Masquerading: Right-to-Left Override.
Consult publicly available materials on the Trojan Source vulnerability.
Top behaviors
Executes files during installation or upon launch.
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
94 packages
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834 packages
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6690 packages
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83799 packages
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Contains URLs with suspicious path components.
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
39 packages
found in
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249 packages
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1025 packages
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4991 packages
in community
Registers a listener that can execute code when a file or folder on disk is changed.
execution
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
58 packages
found in
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380 packages
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1599 packages
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7807 packages
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Might evaluate code dynamically.
anomaly
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
75 packages
found in
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605 packages
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3728 packages
found in
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21714 packages
in community
Contains URLs related to URL shortener services.
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
80 packages
found in
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592 packages
found in
Top 1k
3114 packages
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20503 packages
in community
Top vulnerabilities
No vulnerabilities found.