Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-38639
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the markdown-nice package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Markdown-Nice v1.8.22 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Community Posting field.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | markdown-nice | no fix listed | GHSA-462r-wxvm-jvxh |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/mdnice/markdown-nice/issues/327 x_refsource_MISC