Bugzilla – Bug 1228293
VUL-0: CVE-2024-41662: vnote: cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Markdown rendering functionality leads to remote code execution
Last modified: 2024-07-24 19:15:01 UTC
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. References: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2024-41662 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41662 https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/commit/f1af78573a0ef51d6ef6a0bc4080cddc8f30a545 https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/security/advisories/GHSA-w655-h68w-vxxc
Package vnote seems to be vulnerable in the following (currently supported) codestreams: - openSUSE:Backports:SLE-15-SP5 - openSUSE:Backports:SLE-15-SP6 - openSUSE:Factory