Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-53940. PoCs published by 8bitsec.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates arbitrary code execution in Codigo Markdown Editor v1.0.1 by leveraging an XSS vulnerability in the Electron-based application. The PoC uses a crafted markdown file with an embedded video tag containing an onerror event handler to execute system commands.
Description
Codigo Markdown Editor 1.0.1 contains a code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to run arbitrary system commands by crafting a malicious markdown file. Attackers can embed a video source with an onerror event that executes shell commands through Node.js child_process module when the file is opened.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates arbitrary code execution in Codigo Markdown Editor v1.0.1 by leveraging an XSS vulnerability in the Electron-based application. The PoC uses a crafted markdown file with an embedded video tag containing an onerror event handler to execute system commands.
References (3)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H