Code injection in Evernote



Published: 2018-11-08 | Updated: 2018-11-08
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-18524
CWE-ID CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Evernote

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Code injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU15759

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18524

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening an Evernote note in presentation mode, add a picture to a note, rename it and inject JavaScript code instead of a name.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal arbitrary local files and execute commands.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 6.16.1 beta, 6.16.4.

Vulnerable software versions

Evernote: before 6.16.4

External links

http://paper.seebug.org/737/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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