PT-2022-8902 · Npm · Markdown-It-Decorate

Ooooooo_Q · Published 2022-07-19 · Updated 2022-08-01 · CVE-2020-28459

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions markdown-it-decorate versions prior to a fixed version (no fixed version available)

Description The issue affects the markdown-it-decorate package, allowing an attacker to add an event handler or use javascript:xxx for the link, potentially leading to cross-site scripting (XSS). This is a type of attack where an attacker can inject malicious scripts into a website, potentially stealing user data or taking control of the user's session.

Recommendations For markdown-it-decorate versions prior to a fixed version, 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-2020-28459

GHSA-RHF5-2378-3W3W

Affected Products

Markdown-It-Decorate

References · 6

• 🔥 https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MARKDOWNITDECORATE-1044068 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rhf5-2378-3w3w · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28459 · Security Note
• https://github.com/rstacruz/markdown-it-decorate/commit/a6b33ce79e9b8cddf6184c754713e6af65253909 · Note
• https://github.com/rstacruz/markdown-it-decorate · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/46925 · Telegram Post