CVE-2023-2110

High

Description

Improper path handling in Obsidian desktop before 1.2.8 on Windows, Linux and macOS allows a crafted webpage to access local files and exfiltrate them to remote web servers via "app://local/<absolute-path>". This vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a malicious markdown file in Obsidian, or copies text from a malicious webpage and paste it into Obsidian.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.2

Exploit probability30. percentile0.4%

ProductObsidian

PublishedAug 19, 2023

First seenAug 19, 2023

Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal

How to fix

Update

obsidian obsidian1.2.8 or later

Vendor advisories

obsidian.md/changelog/2023-05-03-desktop-v1.2.8/

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
obsidian obsidian	v < 1.2.8	1.2.8

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