CVE-2023-2316

HighCVSS 7.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Improper path handling in Typora before 1.6.7 on Windows and Linux allows a crafted webpage to access local files and exfiltrate them to remote web servers via "typora://app/<absolute-path>".

This vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a malicious markdown file in Typora, or copies text from a malicious webpage and paste it into Typora.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Typora	Typora	< 1.6.7
typora	typora	< 1.6.7

References

https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-2316/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://support.typora.io/What's-New-1.6/Vendor Advisory
https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-2316/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://support.typora.io/What's-New-1.6/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 19, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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