1-Click GitHub Token Stealing via a VSCode Bug
Just by clicking a link, it’s possible for an attacker to steal a GitHub
token that can read and write to your repos, including private ones.
Table of Contents
Background
VSCode Webview Security Model
The Bug
PoC and Protecting Yourself
What VSCode Did Well
Why Full Disclosure
Timeline
Background
Did you know GitHub has this really cool feature
called github.dev?
On any repository you have access to, if you can change the url from github.com
to github.dev or you click this little menu item:
You’...
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