PT-2022-26038 · Unknown · Markdownify

Carlos Bello · Published 2022-10-19 · Updated 2022-10-20 · CVE-2022-41709

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Markdownify version 1.4.1

Description The issue allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on any client attempting to view a malicious markdown file through Markdownify. This is possible because the application has the nodeIntegration option enabled.

Recommendations For Markdownify version 1.4.1, consider disabling the nodeIntegration option as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-829

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-41709

GHSA-C942-MFMP-P4FH

Affected Products

Markdownify

References · 5

• 🔥 https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/adams · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41709 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c942-mfmp-p4fh · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/amitmerchant1990/electron-markdownify · Note