PT-2019-15882 · Gitbook · Gitbook

Ianxt · Published 2019-12-05 · Updated 2024-03-07 · CVE-2019-19596

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GitBook versions 2.6.9 and earlier

Description The issue allows for Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via a local .md file, potentially through javascript inclusion. This could be exploited by an attacker to execute malicious scripts on a user's browser.

Recommendations For versions 2.6.9 and earlier, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-19596

GHSA-HWGP-C653-6684

Affected Products

Gitbook

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/ianxtianxt/gitbook-xss · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19596 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hwgp-c653-6684 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19596 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19596 · Note
• https://twitter.com/Esparta6108713/status/1765825591700250915 · Twitter Post