CVE-2024-7738 (GCVE-0-2024-7738)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-13 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-13 19:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
yzane vscode-markdown-pdf Markdown File pathname traversal
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in yzane vscode-markdown-pdf 1.5.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Markdown File Handler. The manipulation leads to pathname traversal. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-13 19:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-21 - Pathname Traversal
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.274358 | vdb-entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.274358 | signaturepermissions-required |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.385634 | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/abhi-ingle/Vulnerability-Resea… | exploit |
| https://github.com/abhi-ingle/Vulnerability-Resea… | exploit |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yzane | vscode-markdown-pdf |
Affected:
1.5.0
|
guessed | |
| yzane | vscode_markdown_pdf |
Affected:
1.5.0
cpe:2.3:a:yzane:vscode_markdown_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
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vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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