CVE-2024-38353Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated image disclosure via unprotected predictable URLs

Published Jul 10, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Missing authorization in CodiMD before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to read uploaded images through unauthenticated HTTP requests. The filesystem image backend serves uploads without access checks and retains Formidable filenames whose hexoid generator combines Math.random() prefixes with incrementing suffixes. An unauthenticated upload reveals the active prefix, enabling enumeration of earlier image URLs and disclosure of images from private notes.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in CodiMD before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to read uploaded images through unauthenticated HTTP requests. The filesystem image backend serves uploads without access checks and retains Formidable filenames whose hexoid generator combines Math.random() prefixes with incrementing suffixes. An unauthenticated upload reveals the active prefix, enabling enumeration of earlier image URLs and disclosure of images from private notes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38353
Published
Jul 10, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
HackMD
Product
CodiMD
Classifications
CWE-338, CWE-862, T1213
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.5.4
  2. Affected versionversion=< 2.5.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

HackMD · CodiMDversion=0 <2.5.4; version=< 2.5.4

Published CVSS scores

5.3GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-338Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1213Data from Information Repositories

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