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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-11888
python-markdown2 through 2.3.8 allows XSS because element names are mishandled...
Vulnerability Description
python-markdown2 through 2.3.8 allows XSS because element names are mishandled unless a \w+ match succeeds. For example, an attack might use elementname@ or elementname- with an onclick attribute.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2/issues/348
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00035.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PN6QSHRFZXRQAYZJQ4MOW5MKIXBYOMED/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQLRBGRVRRZK7P5SFL2MNGXFX37YHJAV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XOAIRJJCZNJUALXDHSIGH5PS2H63A3J/
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 20th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.