VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-20269
A specially crafted Markdown document could cause the execution of malicious JavaScript code in Caret Editor before 4.0.0-rc22.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.69%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A specially crafted Markdown document could cause the execution of malicious JavaScript code in Caret Editor before 4.0.0-rc22.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.69% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- caret/caret
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161072/Caret-Editor-4.0.0-rc21-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://caret.ioProduct
- https://github.com/careteditor/issues/issues/841Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/careteditor/releases-beta/releases/tag/4.0.0-rc22Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161072/Caret-Editor-4.0.0-rc21-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://caret.ioProduct
- https://github.com/careteditor/issues/issues/841Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/careteditor/releases-beta/releases/tag/4.0.0-rc22Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.