SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-41662

Description

VNote is a note-taking platform. A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the Markdown rendering functionality of versions 3.18.1 and prior of the VNote note-taking application. This vulnerability allows the injection and execution of arbitrary JavaScript code through which remote code execution can be achieved. A patch for this issue is available at commit f1af78573a0ef51d6ef6a0bc4080cddc8f30a545. Other mitigation strategies include implementing rigorous input sanitization for all Markdown content and utilizing a secure Markdown parser that appropriately escapes or strips potentially dangerous content.

Product(s) Impacted

Product	Versions
VNote	['3.18.1 and prior']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References

https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/commit/f1af78573a0ef51d6ef6a0bc4080cddc8f30a545

https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/security/advisories/GHSA-w655-h68w-vxxc

CVSS Score

8.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: July 24, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: July 24, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVE-2024-41662