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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-19697

CVE-2020-19697: 
JavaScript vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in Pandao Editor.md version 1.5.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script in the src parameter of an iframe element. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in July 2019 (GitHub Issue).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N). The vulnerability exists in the way the editor handles iframe src attributes, allowing attackers to inject and execute malicious JavaScript code through specially crafted src values (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser session. This could potentially result in theft of sensitive information, such as cookies or session tokens, and allow attackers to perform actions on behalf of the victim (FortiGuard).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to avoid using versions 1.5.0 or earlier of the editor.md package. The vulnerability affects installations from the npm package manager (FortiGuard).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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