Quill Mention
CVE-2023-26149
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Versions of the package quill-mention before 4.0.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper user-input sanitization, via the renderList function. Note: If the mentions list is sourced from unsafe (user-sourced) data, this might allow an injection attack when a Quill user hits @.
AnalysisAI
Versions of the package quill-mention before 4.0.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper user-input sanitization, via the renderList function. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Versions of the package quill-mention before 4.0.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper user-input sanitization, via the renderList function. Note: If the mentions list is sourced from unsafe (user-sourced) data, this might allow an injection attack when a Quill user hits @. Affected products include: Quill-Mention Quill Mention. Version information: before 4.0.0.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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