Vulnerability in Dropbox Desktop
CVE-2024-5924
Dropbox Desktop Folder Sharing Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of Dropbox Desktop. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of shared folders. When syncing files from a shared folder belonging to an untrusted account, the Dropbox desktop application does not apply the Mark-of-the-Web to the local files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-23991.
EPSS: 0.012 (66.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Dropbox Desktop — versions 198.4.7615
- Dropbox Dropbox_desktop — versions 198.4.7615
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5924?
- CVE-2024-5924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dropbox Desktop, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5924?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.