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Crimson Editor
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9,3
CVSS
HIGH
Arbitrary Code Execution
94
CWE
Product Name: Crimson Editor
Affected Version From: 3.70
Affected Version To: 3.70
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:crimson_editor:crimson_editor
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Crimson Editor Configuration File Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in the way Crimson Editor reads file types from within configuration files and can be exploited, by malicious people, to compromise a vulnerable system. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code, by tricking a user into using a maliciously constructed configuration file (cedt.cfg). This vulnerability is confirmed in Crimson Editor version 3.70.

Mitigation:

Users should avoid opening untrusted configuration files and should update to the latest version of Crimson Editor.
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Exploit-DB raw data:

A vulnerability exists in the way Crimson Editor reads file types from within configuration files and can be exploited, by malicious people, to compromise a vulnerable system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code, by tricking a user into using a maliciously constructed configuration file (cedt.cfg).

This vulnerability is confirmed in Crimson Editor version 3.70.

A PoC configuration file can be downloaded here:
https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/11803.zip (cedt.zip)


Ref:

    * http://www.crimsoneditor.com/

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