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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-29642

GistPad before 0.2.7 allows a crafted workspace folder to change the URL for the Gist API, which leads to leakage of GitHub access tokens.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-29642

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Mar 2021, 19:15 UTC

GistPad before 0.2.7 allows a crafted workspace folder to change the URL for the Gist API, which leads to leakage of GitHub access tokens.

osv:CVE-2021-29642
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29642",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "GistPad before 0.2.7 allows a crafted workspace folder to change the URL for the Gist API, which leads to leakage of GitHub access tokens.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-29642",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/lostintangent/gistpad",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "230b05e8dea8d7ac5aae998bbe0a591d7f081b70"
                }
              ],
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                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:39.417958597Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/7",
        "https://github.com/lostintangent/gistpad/commit/230b05e8dea8d7ac5aae998bbe0a591d7f081b70"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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              "cpe:2.3:a:gistpad_project:gistpad:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio:*:*"
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                  }
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              }
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          },
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                  }
                ],
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              }
            ]
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        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
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      }
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385810,
  "published_at": "2021-03-30T19:15:15.863+00:00"
}