VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-2110

CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-08-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

Improper path handling in Obsidian desktop before 1.2.8 on Windows, Linux and macOS allows a crafted webpage to access local files and exfiltrate them to remote web servers via "app://local/<absolute-path>". This vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a malicious markdown file in Obsidian, or copies text from a malicious webpage and paste it into Obsidian.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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