CVE-2020-16608 : Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code e

Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).

Published 2020-12-10 23:15:11

Updated 2020-12-11 18:50:38

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2020-16608

Notable » Notable » Version: 1.8.4
cpe:2.3:a:notable:notable:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

1.09%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 84 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
9.3	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	8.6	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete
9.6	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	6.0	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

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.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://sghosh2402.medium.com/cve-2020-16608-8cdad9f4d9b4

CVE-2020–16608. RCE using XSS in Electron applications | by Sourov Ghosh | Dec, 2020 | Medium
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/notable/notable

GitHub - notable/notable: The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.
Third Party Advisory

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