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CVE-2026-54053 (GCVE-0-2026-54053)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-17 17:11 – Updated: 2026-09-17 17:11

Title

Many Notes: Path Traversal via ZIP import allows arbitrary file write and stored XSS in other users' vaults

Summary

Many Notes is a Markdown note-taking web application designed for simplicity. Prior to 0.16.0, the ZIP vault import implemented in app/Actions/ProcessImportedVault.php accepts archive filenames containing parent-directory traversal segments. An authenticated user can write arbitrary files outside the importing user's vault and into other users' vaults, including overwriting existing files. Disguised SVG content can be placed in another user's vault and execute stored cross-site scripting when the victim opens that vault. This issue is fixed in version 0.16.0.

Severity

9.6 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes/security/ad…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes/commit/1b32…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes/releases/ta…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
brufdev	many-notes	Affected: < 0.16.0	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-54053

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-17 18:16 - Updated: 2026-09-17 18:16

Severity

9.6 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes/commit/1b3288fa9671002e72e38b7fcd5d226673ba0cae
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes/releases/tag/v0.16.0
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes/security/advisories/GHSA-wg8j-9c2g-xh6r

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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