CVE-2023-49314
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAsana Desktop 2.1.0 on macOS allows code injection because of specific Electron Fuses. There is inadequate protection against code injection through settings such as RunAsNode and EnableNodeCliInspectArguments, and thus r3ggi/electroniz3r can be used to perform an attack.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAsana Desktop 2.1.0 for macOS contains a code injection vulnerability due to improperly configured Electron security fuses. The RunAsNode and EnableNodeCliInspectArguments fuses are enabled, allowing the application to be coerced into running arbitrary Node.js code. The publicly available tool electroniz3r exploits this misconfiguration to inject and execute malicious code within the application context.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Asana Desktop versionOpen Terminal and run: defaults read /Applications/Asana.app/Contents/Info.plist CFBundleShortVersionString or right-click Asana.app > Get Info to view the version numberAffected if Version is exactly 2.1.0 (no other versions are listed as affected)
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Confirm application bundle integrityVerify the Asana.app has not been modified by checking the code signature: codesign -dv /Applications/Asana.app 2>&1 | grep -i sealedAffected if The application bundle shows signs of tampering or has an invalid signature (sealed content mismatch or missing)
You are affected if Asana Desktop version 2.1.0 is installed and the Electron fuses RunAsNode and EnableNodeCliInspectArguments are enabled in the application binary, which allows the electroniz3r tool to inject arbitrary Node.js code.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Asana Desktop to a version that disables the dangerous Electron fuses (RunAsNode and EnableNodeCliInspectArguments set to false). If upgrade is not immediately possible, implement application integrity verification and code signing to prevent tampering.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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