Code injection in Evernote - CVE-2018-18524
Published: November 8, 2018 / Updated: November 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15759
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18524
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Evernote
Affected software:
Evernote
Evernote
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18524
The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 6.16.1 beta, 6.16.4.