CVE-2023-0835 (GCVE-0-2023-0835)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-04 00:00 – Updated: 2025-12-03 20:12
VLAI
Title
markdown-pdf 11.0.0 - Local File Read via Server Side XSS
Summary
markdown-pdf version 11.0.0 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate the Markdown content entered by the user.
Severity
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Server Side XSS
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a markdown-pdf Affected: 11.0.0
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