What is CVE-2019-12172?

CVE-2019-12172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-12172?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2019-12172

Typora 0.9.9.21.1 (1913) allows arbitrary code execution via a modified file: URL syntax in the HREF attribute of an AREA element, as demonstrated by file:\\\ on macOS or Linux, or file://C| on Windows. This is different from CVE-2019-12137.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.018 (76.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Typora — versions 0.9.9.21.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12172?: CVE-2019-12172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-12172?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.