VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-42967
Caret is vulnerable to an XSS attack when the user opens a crafted Markdown file when preview mode is enabled.
CRITICAL 9.6EPSS 0.82%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Caret is vulnerable to an XSS attack when the user opens a crafted Markdown file when preview mode is enabled. This directly leads to client-side code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- caret/caret
- Source
- reefs@jfrog.com
References
- https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/caret-xss-rce/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/caret-xss-rce/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.