VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16019
Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) is possible in GitBook before 3.2.2 by including code outside of backticks in any ebook.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.94%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GitBook is a command line tool (and Node.js library) for building beautiful books using GitHub/Git and Markdown (or AsciiDoc). Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) is possible in GitBook before 3.2.2 by including code outside of backticks in any ebook. This code will be executed on the online reader.
- 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
- 0.94% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- gitbook/gitbook
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://github.com/GitbookIO/gitbook/issues/1609Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/159Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/GitbookIO/gitbook/issues/1609Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/159Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.