RCE in Jp1016 Markdown-Electron
CVE-2023-1005
A vulnerability was found in JP1016 Markdown-Electron and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. VDB-221738 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/JP1016/Markdown-Electron/issues/3 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1005?
- CVE-2023-1005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jp1016 Markdown-Electron, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1005?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-1005 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.