What is CVE-2019-17051?

CVE-2019-17051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Evernote, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-17051?

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

Vulnerability in Evernote

CVE-2019-17051

Evernote before 7.13 GA on macOS allows code execution because the com.apple.quarantine attribute is not used for attachment files, as demonstrated by a one-click attack involving a drag-and-drop operation on a crafted Terminal file.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Evernote
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17051?: CVE-2019-17051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Evernote, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-17051?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.