CVE-2024-28627
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 · uneditedAn issue in Flipsnack v.18/03/2024 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the reader.gz.js file.
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 confidenceThis is an information disclosure vulnerability in Flipsnack version 18/03/2024. The reader.gz.js file contains a flaw that allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability is classified as a local attack vector with high severity (CVSS 7.5), indicating significant impact on confidentiality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 Flipsnack installation versionLocate the Flipsnack installation in your environment and check the version information. This may be found in application metadata, a version file, or the main application interface.Affected if The installed version is dated 18/03/2024 or earlier (unpatched versions).
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Locate reader.gz.js fileSearch for the reader.gz.js file within the Flipsnack installation directory. Common locations include the root application folder or a scripts/js subdirectory.Affected if The reader.gz.js file exists in the deployment.
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Check file accessibilityVerify that the reader.gz.js file is accessible via web requests or local file system access without authentication. Attempt to retrieve the file contents.Affected if The file can be accessed without authentication or privileged access.
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Examine file contents for sensitive dataReview the contents of reader.gz.js to identify if it contains sensitive information such as credentials, API keys, internal paths, or configuration data that should not be exposed.Affected if The file contains credentials, API keys, internal system information, or other sensitive data that is exposed.
You are affected if your Flipsnack installation is version 18/03/2024 or earlier AND the reader.gz.js file is accessible and contains exposed sensitive information.
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 to a patched version of Flipsnack that addresses this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict access to the reader.gz.js file and review its contents to understand what sensitive data may be exposed.
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