vscode-settings: Visual Studio Code Settings - Credential Exposure

2026-01-24 vscode-settings PoC Public

Description

Detected exposed Visual Studio Code configuration files that were accessible over HTTP, which could have led to credential leakage or sensitive workspace disclosure.

PoC

id: vscode-settings

info:
  name: Visual Studio Code Settings - Credential Exposure
  author: DhiyaneshDk
  severity: low
  description: |
    Detected exposed Visual Studio Code configuration files that were accessible over HTTP, which could have led to credential leakage or sensitive workspace disclosure.
  metadata:
    max-request: 3
    verified: true
    shodan-query: html:".vscode" html:"Directory listing for /"
  tags: exposure,config,vscode,misconfig,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.vscode/settings.json"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/settings.json"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.vscode/launch.json"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.vscode/tasks.json"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/.vscode-server/data/Machine/settings.json"

    stop-at-first-match: true

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        name: launch
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
          - 'contains_all(body, "launch", "configurations")'
        condition: and

      - type: dsl
        name: settings
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
          - 'contains_any(body, "ignoreLimitWarning", "yaml.schemas", "search.exclude", "sqltools.connections", "python", "livePreview", "multipliers", "matchCommandLine", "errorSquiggles", "editor")'
        condition: and

      - type: dsl
        name: task
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
          - 'contains_all(body, "version", "tasks")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100e74564a02e31bf10d20d3dd2fae643e5b97496a0d6cc821cf8c90324bc6d5ba1022051cccbd8eedfb613a09df8551c6dd01768d681f807fa944abc473aa8c61c1c03:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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