CVE-2022-42967CWE-79

XSS in Caret markdown editor leads to remote code execution when viewing crafted Markdown files

High · published January 11, 2023

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00856 · 58.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2023-01-11T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 JAN 00:00Z
    XSS in Caret markdown editor leads to remote code execution when viewing crafted Markdown files
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