6.8
CVE-2020-26298
- EPSS 0.33%
- Published 11.01.2021 19:15:13
- Last modified 21.11.2024 05:19:47
- Source security-advisories@github.com
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LoginRedcarpet is a Ruby library for Markdown processing. In Redcarpet before version 3.5.1, there is an injection vulnerability which can enable a cross-site scripting attack. In affected versions no HTML escaping was being performed when processing quotes. This applies even when the `:escape_html` option was being used. This is fixed in version 3.5.1 by the referenced commit.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Redcarpet Project ≫ Redcarpet SwPlatformruby Version < 3.5.1
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version9.0
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version10.0
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.33% | 0.558 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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| nvd@nist.gov | 3.5 | 6.8 | 2.9 |
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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| security-advisories@github.com | 6.8 | 2.3 | 4 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.