CVE-2023-2110

Summary

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 Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-22: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: total

References

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

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