Anki
CVE-2024-32484
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization HTML tag escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.2 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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An reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the handling of invalid paths in the Flask server in Ankitects Anki 24.04. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-80. An reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the handling of invalid paths in the Flask server in Ankitects Anki 24.04. A specially crafted flashcard can lead to JavaScript code execution and result in an arbitrary file read. An attacker can share a malicious flashcard to trigger this vulnerability. Affected products include: Ankitects Anki.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
An reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the handling of invalid paths in the Flask server in Ankitects Anki 24.04. A specially crafted flashcard can lead to JavaScript code execution and result in an arbitrary file read. An attacker can share a malicious flashcard to trigger this vulnerability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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An vulnerability in the handling of Latex exists in Ankitects Anki 24.04. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnera
A blocklist bypass vulnerability exists in the LaTeX functionality of Ankitects Anki 24.04. Rated medium severity (CVSS
Arbitrary code execution in Anki versions before 25.02.5 allows a crafted shared deck to drop a malicious executable nam
Arbitrary command execution in Anki versions before 25.02.5 on Windows occurs when a victim imports a crafted shared dec
Arbitrary file read and exfiltration in Anki prior to 25.09.4 allows a remote attacker to access sensitive files on a vi
An issue was discovered in Ankitects Anki through 25.02. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotel
Anki versions before 25.02.6 fail to confine media filenames referenced by sound/video tags to the media folder, so a cr
Cross-origin request forgery against Anki's local HTTP server allows a malicious website to trigger unauthorized side-ef
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