Vulnerability Instance

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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/21796?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-qqh6-yhjn-27g7",
    "summary": "Duplicate Advisory: Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2025-55247 | .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability\n### Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-w3q9-fxm7-j8fq. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n### Original Description\nImproper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "GHSA-q8g5-rw97-f55h"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [],
    "affected_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/68354?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:nuget/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core@17.15.0-preview-25277-114",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-hrdk-wnbt-cyes"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qqh6-yhjn-27g7"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:nuget/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core@17.15.0-preview-25277-114"
        }
    ],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55247",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2025-55247",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "7.3",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                    "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "value": "HIGH",
                    "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55247"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55247",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2025-55247",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "7.3",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                    "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "value": "HIGH",
                    "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55247"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8g5-rw97-f55h",
            "reference_id": "GHSA-q8g5-rw97-f55h",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "HIGH",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8g5-rw97-f55h"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 59,
            "name": "Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')",
            "description": "The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 937,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 1035,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "7.0 - 8.9",
    "exploitability": "0.5",
    "weighted_severity": "8.0",
    "risk_score": 4.0,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-qqh6-yhjn-27g7"
}