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Arbitrary file read and exfiltration in Anki prior to 25.09.4 allows a remote attacker to access sensitive files on a victim's system by distributing a maliciously crafted card package (.apkg). The root cause is an origin validation failure (CWE-346) in Anki's internal localhost API, which fails to block iframe-embedded scripts from accessing privileged backend methods such as getImageForOcclusion. Exploitation requires the victim to import the malicious deck; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Cross-origin request forgery against Anki's local HTTP server allows a malicious website to trigger unauthorized side-effecting requests to the application while it is running on the victim's machine. All Anki versions prior to 25.09.3 are affected (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ankitects:anki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The practical severity varies significantly by browser: implementations with Private Network Access (PNA) protections block such requests by default, limiting real-world impact to older or less-restrictive browser configurations. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though security researcher Tavis Ormandy (Google Project Zero) publicly discussed the issue on X, indicating independent researcher awareness.
An issue was discovered in Ankitects Anki through 25.02. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
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.
A blocklist bypass vulnerability exists in the LaTeX functionality of Ankitects Anki 24.04. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Arbitrary file read and exfiltration in Anki prior to 25.09.4 allows a remote attacker to access sensitive files on a victim's system by distributing a maliciously crafted card package (.apkg). The root cause is an origin validation failure (CWE-346) in Anki's internal localhost API, which fails to block iframe-embedded scripts from accessing privileged backend methods such as getImageForOcclusion. Exploitation requires the victim to import the malicious deck; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.
Cross-origin request forgery against Anki's local HTTP server allows a malicious website to trigger unauthorized side-effecting requests to the application while it is running on the victim's machine. All Anki versions prior to 25.09.3 are affected (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ankitects:anki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The practical severity varies significantly by browser: implementations with Private Network Access (PNA) protections block such requests by default, limiting real-world impact to older or less-restrictive browser configurations. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though security researcher Tavis Ormandy (Google Project Zero) publicly discussed the issue on X, indicating independent researcher awareness.
An issue was discovered in Ankitects Anki through 25.02. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
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.
A blocklist bypass vulnerability exists in the LaTeX functionality of Ankitects Anki 24.04. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.