Vulnerability · Published Jul 24, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-41662VNote vulnerable to Markdown XSS, which leads to RCE
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in vnote from vnotex. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H