CVE-2020-35717 describes a critical Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in zonote through version 0.4.0, affecting applications built with Electron. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to inject crafted notes, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to the 'nodeIntegration' setting being enabled. With a CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:zonote:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.6 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.