Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2023 · Assigned by JFROG
CVE-2022-42967XSS in Caret markdown editor leads to remote code execution when viewing crafted Markdown files
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in caret from careteditor. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Caret is vulnerable to an XSS attack when the user opens a crafted Markdown file when preview mode is enabled. This directly leads to client-side code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| careteditor | caret | 0 – before * |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H