Description
Note Mark is an open-source note-taking application. In versions 0.19.1 and prior, the asset download endpoint at /api/notes/{noteID}/assets/{assetID} is registered without authentication middleware, and the backend query does not verify ownership or book visibility. An unauthenticated user who knows a valid note ID and asset ID can retrieve the full contents of private note assets without authentication, regardless of whether the associated book is public or private. This issue has been fixed in version 0.19.2.
Published: 2026-04-16
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Access to Private Assets (Information Disclosure)
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Note Mark allows an unauthenticated requester who knows a valid note ID and asset ID to download the full contents of private note assets. This breaks the intended access controls and leads to confidentiality compromise because any user can exfiltrate sensitive data that should be restricted to authorized owners or members of a book.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the Note Mark application from vendor enchant97. All releases up to and including version 0.19.1 are impacted. Version 0.19.2 and later contain a fix that requires authentication and ownership checks for asset downloads.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.9 indicates moderate severity. No EPSS score is available, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. An attacker can exploit the flaw by sending a simple HTTP request to the asset download endpoint without any credentials, provided the attacker can guess or obtain a valid note and asset identifier. The risk is moderate due to the lack of authentication and the potential for data leakage, but the exploitation requires knowledge of specific identifiers.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 17, 2026 at 01:35 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to Note Mark version 0.19.2 or later to apply the vendor‑supplied fix that enforces authentication and ownership checks.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, authenticate the asset download endpoint by adding middleware to verify that the requester is logged in before processing the request.
  • Verify that private assets are only exposed to authorized users by implementing stricter access controls or disabling asset uploads on private books to prevent accidental exposure.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 17, 2026 at 01:35 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p5w6-75f9-cc2p Note Mark has Broken Access Control on Asset Download
History

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Enchant97
Enchant97 note-mark
Vendors & Products Enchant97
Enchant97 note-mark

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Note Mark is an open-source note-taking application. In versions 0.19.1 and prior, the asset download endpoint at /api/notes/{noteID}/assets/{assetID} is registered without authentication middleware, and the backend query does not verify ownership or book visibility. An unauthenticated user who knows a valid note ID and asset ID can retrieve the full contents of private note assets without authentication, regardless of whether the associated book is public or private. This issue has been fixed in version 0.19.2.
Title Note Mark has Broken Access Control on Asset Download
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Enchant97 Note-mark
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-17T18:40:45.157Z

Reserved: 2026-04-10T17:31:45.787Z

Link: CVE-2026-40265

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T18:40:41.069Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-04-17T01:17:40.293

Modified: 2026-04-17T15:29:25.583

Link: CVE-2026-40265

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T08:01:19Z

Weaknesses