CVE-2024-7738

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in yzane vscode-markdown-pdf 1.5.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Markdown File Handler. The manipulation leads to pathname traversal. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW
CVSS v2.0 1.7 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

1.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/abhi-ingle/Vulnerability-Research/blob/main/POC/Arbitrary%20File%20Read/file_read_report.md	Broken Link
https://github.com/abhi-ingle/Vulnerability-Research/blob/main/POC/Arbitrary%20File%20Read/poc_arbitrary_file_read.mp4	Broken Link
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.274358	Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.274358	Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.385634	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:yzane:markdown_pdf:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

History

02 Sep 2025, 13:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:yzane:markdown_pdf:1.5.0:::::vscode::	cpe:2.3:a:yzane:markdown_pdf:1.5.0:::::visual_studio_code::

Information

Published : 2024-08-13 19:15

Updated : 2025-09-02 13:10

NVD link : CVE-2024-7738

Mitre link : CVE-2024-7738

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-7738

JSON object : View

Products Affected

yzane

markdown_pdf

CWE

CWE-21

DEPRECATED: Pathname Traversal and Equivalence Errors

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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