CVE-2021-42057

Obsidian Dataview through 0.4.12-hotfix1 allows eval injection. The evalInContext function in executes user input, which allows an attacker to craft malicious Markdown files that will execute arbitrary code once opened. NOTE: 0.4.13 provides a mitigation for some use cases.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview/issues/615	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian_dataview::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian_dataview:0.4.12:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian_dataview:0.4.12:hotfix1::::::

History

08 Nov 2021, 22:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview/issues/615 -~~	(MISC) https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview/issues/615 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian_dataview:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian_dataview:0.4.12:hotfix1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian_dataview:0.4.12:-::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 9.3 v3 : 7.8
CWE		CWE-94

04 Nov 2021, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-11-04 21:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09

NVD link : CVE-2021-42057

Mitre link : CVE-2021-42057

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42057

JSON object : View

Products Affected

obsidian

obsidian_dataview

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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