What is CVE-2019-9785?

CVE-2019-9785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitnoteapp Gitnote, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-9785?

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

RCE in Gitnoteapp Gitnote

CVE-2019-9785

gitnote 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Markdown file, as demonstrated by a javascript:window.parent.top.require('child_process').execFile substring in the onerror attribute of an IMG element.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.042 (89.8th 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

Gitnoteapp Gitnote — versions 3.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9785?: CVE-2019-9785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitnoteapp Gitnote, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-9785?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.