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CVE-2018-20583

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the PHP League CommonMark library versions 0.15.6 through 0.18.x before 0.18.1 allows remote attackers to insert unsafe URLs into HTML (even if allow_uns...

Published: Dec 30, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 25.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

PHP League CommonMark vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

Packagist
package-ecosystem
league/commonmark
OSS Libraries
thephpleague
oss-projectaka league
commonmarkLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20583
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark/issues/337
github.com
https://commonmark.thephpleague.com/changelog
commonmark.thephpleague.com
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