PT-2023-11525 · Editor.Md · Editor.Md

Published 2023-05-08 · Updated 2023-05-11 · CVE-2020-19660

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions editor.md version 1.5.0

Description The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted linked url values, which is a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack. This enables attackers to inject malicious scripts into websites, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control.

Recommendations For version 1.5.0, consider disabling the linked url feature until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the editor.md module to minimize the risk of XSS attacks. Avoid using crafted linked url values in the affected editor.md version until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-19660

Affected Products

Editor.Md

References · 5

• https://github.com/pandao/editor.md/issues/697 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-19660 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-19660 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/pandao/editor.md · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/49943 · Telegram Post