CVE-2023-2318CWE-79

MarkText DOM-Based Cross-site Scripting leading to Remote Code Execution

High · published August 19, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.6
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

DOM-based XSS in src/muya/lib/contentState/pasteCtrl.js in MarkText 0.17.1 and before on Windows, Linux and macOS allows arbitrary JavaScript code to run in the context of MarkText main window. This vulnerability can be exploited if a user copies text from a malicious webpage and paste it into MarkText.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00538 · 44.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2023-08-19T05:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 05:43Z
    MarkText DOM-Based Cross-site Scripting leading to Remote Code Execution
    cvelistv5