Arbitrary file disclosure via malicious Markdown rendering
Published Nov 3, 2022 · Updated May 2, 2025
Information disclosure in Zettlr 2.3.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files when a client views a malicious Markdown file. The renderer accepts attacker-controlled Markdown without an effective Content Security Policy or sufficient content validation, permitting file access during preview. Exploitation requires the victim to open the crafted document; the reported impact is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability effects.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Zettlr 2.3.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files when a client views a malicious Markdown file. The renderer accepts attacker-controlled Markdown without an effective Content Security Policy or sufficient content validation, permitting file access during preview. Exploitation requires the victim to open the crafted document; the reported impact is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability effects.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-40276
- Published
- Nov 3, 2022
- Updated
- May 2, 2025
- Vendor
- Zettlr
- Product
- Zettlr
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.3.0
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