Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2018-6806
Summary
Marked 2 through 2.5.11 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted HTML document that triggers a redirect to an x-marked://preview?text= URL. The value of the text parameter can include arbitrary JavaScript code, e.g., making XMLHttpRequest calls.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- NONE
- HIGH
- NONE
CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published