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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-23342

It is possible to bypass the remediation done by CVE-2020-7680 and execute malicious JavaScript through the following methods 1) When parsing HTML from remote URLs, the HTML code on the main page is sanitized, but this sanitization is not taking place…

MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 1.66%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

This affects the package docsify before 4.12.0. It is possible to bypass the remediation done by CVE-2020-7680 and execute malicious JavaScript through the following methods 1) When parsing HTML from remote URLs, the HTML code on the main page is sanitized, but this sanitization is not taking place in the sidebar. 2) The isURL external check can be bypassed by inserting more “////” characters

CVSS 3.1
6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
1.66% probability · 75th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
docsifyjs/docsify
Source
report@snyk.io

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.