A flaw in how files are stored in Signal Desktop ≤ 6.2.0 allows a threat actor to potentially obtain sensitive attachments sent in messages. Subsequ

CVE-2023-24068 && CVE-2023-24069: Abusing Signal Desktop Client for fun and for Espionage

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A flaw in how files are stored in Signal Desktop ≤ 6.2.0 allows a threat actor to potentially obtain sensitive attachments sent in messages. Subsequently, a similar issue with Signal Desktop ≤ 6.2.0 exists, allowing an an attacker to modify conversation attachments within the same directory. Client mechanisms fail to validate modifications of existing cached files, resulting in the ability to implement malicious code or overwrite pre-existing files and masquerade as pre-existing files. Local access is needed.

While using signal, it was observed that the preview of an image was still visible even after having deleted the image because the image had been “replied” to. After looking through multiple files, the culprit directory was identified.

The image was stored as a regular file in this directory, and the image can be recovered by modifying the extension and adding .png (on macOS and Linux you can see a preview of the native extensions so you don’t have to manually look at file properties)

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