PT-2013-5757 · Metaclassy · Byword

Published 2013-10-01 · Updated 2013-10-08 · CVE-2013-5725

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Metaclassy Byword app versions 2.0 through 2.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files. This is achieved via the name and text parameters in a "byword://replace" URL, as the app does not require confirmation of Replace file actions.

Recommendations For Metaclassy Byword app versions 2.0 through 2.1, update to version 2.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-5725

Affected Products

Byword

References · 2

• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-09/0145.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5725 · Security Note