CVE-2019-9785
gitnote 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Markdown file, as...
gitnote 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Markdown file, as demonstrated by a javascript:window.parent.top.require('child_process').execFile substring in the onerror attribute of an IMG element.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
gitnote 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Markdown file, as demonstrated by a javascript:window.parent.top.require('child_process').execFile substring in the onerror attribute of an IMG element.
- Record
CVE-2019-9785- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
gitnote 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Markdown file, as demonstrated by a javascript:window.parent.top.require('child_process').execFile substring in the onerror attribute of an IMG element.
- Record
CVE-2019-9785- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-19147 No score
gitnote 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Markdown file, as demonstrated by a javascript:window.parent.top.require('child_process').execFile substring in the onerror attribute of an IMG element.
- Record
EUVD-2019-19147- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4cr-8fcr-8qvc
gitnote 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Markdown file, as...
gitnote 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Markdown file, as demonstrated by a javascript:window.parent.top.require('child_process').execFile substring in the onerror attribute of an IMG element.
- Record
GHSA-x4cr-8fcr-8qvc- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
gitnote 3.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Markdown file, as demonstrated by a javascript:window.parent.top.require('child_process').execFile substring in the onerror attribute of an IMG element.
- Record
CVE-2019-9785- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-9785 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gitnoteapp Gitnote, published March 14, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.68%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.