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GHSA-7V7J-PMCF-62V5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-11 15:31 – Updated: 2026-10-11 15:31

Details

answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 contains a link following vulnerability in the am CLI code block src= embedding, where localPath() checks only path text without resolving symlinks. Attackers can ship a repository with a symlink pointing outside the checkout so am render embeds readable external files into generated HTML, disclosing them when shared.

Severity

2.5 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

2.0 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html/blob/b275eba8d4cc49bcb4bbc28459863f4b49a480f9/src/code.js#L74-L105"
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      "url": "https://hackmd.io/@haind/answer-me-with-html-code-src-symlink-escape"
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CVE-2026-108723 (GCVE-0-2026-108723)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-11 12:19 – Updated: 2026-10-11 12:19

Title

answer-me-with-html through 0.5.0 Symlink Following in Code Block src Embedding

Summary

Severity

2 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

2.5 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Assigner

VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 5681 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://hackmd.io/@haind/answer-me-with-html-code…	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html/b…	technical-description
https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/answer-me-wi…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
QingYunA	answer-me-with-html	Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.5.0 (semver)

Date Public

2026-10-10 00:00

Credits

HaiND from the Post and Telecommunication Institute of Technology

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Sightings

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