CVE-2020-35717 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, with resultant Remote Code Execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).

Published: 2021-01-01

Score: 9.0 Critical

EPSS: 3.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:zonote:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23374	zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, with resultant Remote Code Execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03755.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/hmartos/cve-2020-35717
https://github.com/zonetti/zonote
https://medium.com/bugbountywriteup/remote-code-execution-through-cross-site-scripting-in-electron-f3b891ad637
https://www.electronjs.org/apps/zonote

History

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Subscriptions

Electronjs Zonote

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-01-01T09:15:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:09:15.140Z

Reserved: 2020-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-35717

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-01T10:15:12.600

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:14:10.600

Link: CVE-2020-35717

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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