{"id":49469,"date":"2025-06-07T13:47:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T13:47:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T05:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:19:54","slug":"cve-2024-57783-xss-vulnerability-in-dot-desktop-application-allows-command-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-57783-xss-vulnerability-in-dot-desktop-application-allows-command-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-57783: XSS Vulnerability in Dot Desktop Application Allows Command Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2024-57783 is a severe vulnerability in the Dot desktop application, affecting versions through 0.9.3. This vulnerability stems from a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, which potentially allows for command execution. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46458-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-leading-to-sql-injection-in-occupancyplan\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55483\">vulnerability is particularly critical<\/a> because it permits cybercriminals to execute commands directly on a user&#8217;s system, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. Since the Dot desktop application is widely adopted, a large number of users and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42977-path-handling-vulnerability-that-risks-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57124\">systems could be at risk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-57783<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1 CVSS v3.1 Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48383-django-select2-vulnerability-risking-data-leakage-and-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56118\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1128083941\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Dot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79708\">Desktop Application | 0.9.3 and earlier versions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit leverages an XSS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1277-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-autodesk-applications-through-malicious-pdf-files\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57123\">vulnerability in the Dot desktop application<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24274-input-validation-issue-exploitable-via-malicious-app-on-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59637\">issue arises because user input<\/a> and LLM output are appended to the Document Object Model (DOM) with innerHTML (in render.js), and the Electron window can access Node.js APIs. A malicious actor can inject a script into the user input, which gets executed when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13967-unauthorized-access-to-configuration-web-page-in-eibport-v3-knx-and-gsm\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59348\">web page<\/a> loads. If the script includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3499-unauthenticated-rest-apis-expose-system-to-os-command-injection-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77663\">commands that leverage Node.js APIs<\/a>, it can run commands directly on the user&#8217;s system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2342986238\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. This example does not represent a real-world exploit but is instead a simplified illustration of the concept.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/\/ User input in a Dot application form\nvar userInput = `&lt;img src=x onerror=&quot;require(&#039;child_process&#039;).exec(&#039;rm -rf \/&#039;)&quot;&gt;`;\n\/\/ The user input is added to the DOM\ndocument.body.innerHTML = userInput;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, when the non-existent image fails to load, the onerror event triggers. This event executes a command that could delete all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32309-potential-system-compromise-due-to-remote-file-inclusion-in-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57125\">files on the user&#8217;s system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are advised to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. If that is not immediately feasible, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. However, these measures cannot fully eliminate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49002-critical-vulnerability-in-dataease-bypassing-patch-for-cve-2025-32966\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59349\">vulnerability and are no substitute for applying the vendor&#8217;s patch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2024-57783 is a severe vulnerability in the Dot desktop application, affecting versions through 0.9.3. This vulnerability stems from a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, which potentially allows for command execution. This vulnerability is particularly critical because it permits cybercriminals to execute commands directly on a user&#8217;s system, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. 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