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CVE-2023-2110

Obsidian Local File Disclosure

Published: Aug 19, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
8.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Obsidian
commercial
ObsidianSaaS
Consumer Software / productivity
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-05-03-desktop-v1.2.8/
obsidian.md
https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-2110/
starlabs.sg

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