VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-1000162

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-04-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Parsedown version prior to 1.7.0 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in `setMarkupEscaped` for escaping HTML that can result in JavaScript code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via specially crafted markdown that allows it to side step HTML escaping by breaking AST boundaries. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.0 and later.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79

Primary references