CVE-2019-9844 – simple-markdown

Package

Manager: npm
Name: simple-markdown
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <0.4.4

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00382 pctl0.58761

Details

Cross-Site Scripting in simple-markdown Versions of `simple-markdown` prior to 0.4.4 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. Due to insufficient input sanitization the package may render output containing malicious JavaScript. This vulnerability can be exploited through input of links containing `data` or VBScript URIs and a base64-encoded payload. ## Recommendation Upgrade to version 0.4.4 or later.

Metadata

Created: 2019-04-09T19:47:29Z
Modified: 2021-09-16T20:02:36Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/04/GHSA-qj3f-9gmq-fwv5/GHSA-qj3f-9gmq-fwv5.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-79"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-qj3f-9gmq-fwv5
Finding: F008
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