What is CVE-2023-2971?

CVE-2023-2971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-2971?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2023-2971

Improper path handling in Typora before 1.7.0-dev on Windows and Linux allows a crafted webpage to access local files and exfiltrate them to remote web servers via "typora://app/typemark/". This vulnerability can be exploited if a user ope…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Typora — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

info@starlabs.sg (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2971?: CVE-2023-2971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-2971?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.