CVE-2017-11593
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown Preview Plus extension before 0.5.7 for Chrome allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into some web applications via the upload and display of crafted text, markdown, or…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown Preview Plus extension before 0.5.7 for Chrome allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into some web applications via the upload and display of crafted text, markdown, or rst files that are designed to be viewed in the browser as plain text, but that will be converted to HTML without proper sanitization.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.76% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- ooso/markdown preview plus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview/commit/1181f044a5457d5e1ac35804ecd84e05977f1920Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview/issues/60Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview/commit/1181f044a5457d5e1ac35804ecd84e05977f1920Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview/issues/60Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.