Markdown To Jsx
CVE-2024-21535
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
1Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 2 npm packages depend on markdown-to-jsx (2 direct, 0 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 7.4.0.
DescriptionNVD
Versions of the package markdown-to-jsx before 7.4.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the src property due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by injecting a malicious iframe element in the markdown.
AnalysisAI
Versions of the package markdown-to-jsx before 7.4.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the src property due to improper input sanitization. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
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 markdown-to-jsx before 7.4.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the src property due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by injecting a malicious iframe element in the markdown. Affected products include: Quantizor Markdown-To-Jsx. Version information: before 7.4.0.
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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