cve/2023/CVE-2023-2971.md

### [CVE-2023-2971](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2971)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Typora&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.7.0-dev%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-22%20Improper%20Limitation%20of%20a%20Pathname%20to%20a%20Restricted%20Directory%20('Path%20Traversal')&color=brighgreen)

### Description

Improper path handling in Typora before 1.7.0-dev on Windows and Linux allows a crafted webpage to access local files and exfiltrate them to remote web servers via "typora://app/typemark/". 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-2971/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.