Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2023 · Assigned by STAR_Labs
CVE-2023-2110Obsidian Local File Disclosure
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Obsidian from Obsidian. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper path handling in Obsidian desktop before 1.2.8 on Windows, Linux and macOS allows a crafted webpage to access local files and exfiltrate them to remote web servers via "app://local/<absolute-path>". This vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a malicious markdown file in Obsidian, or copies text from a malicious webpage and paste it into Obsidian.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-05-03-desktop-v1.2.8/ release-notes
- https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-2110/ third-party-advisory