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CVE-2023-2317

Typora DOM-Based Cross-site Scripting leading to Remote Code Execution

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.6.7
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

DOM-based XSS in updater/update.html in Typora before 1.6.7 on Windows and Linux allows a crafted markdown file to run arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of Typora main window via loading typora://app/typemark/updater/update.html in <embed> tag. This vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a malicious markdown file in Typora, or copies text from a malicious webpage and paste it into Typora.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Typora Typora

    fixed in 1.6.7

References 2

support.typora.io

starlabs.sg