VBScript Content Injection Affecting org.webjars:marked package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-479939
  • published30 Jan 2014
  • disclosed30 Jan 2014
  • creditXiao Long

Introduced: 30 Jan 2014

CVE-2015-1370  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for org.webjars:marked.

Overview

org.webjars:marked is a low-level compiler for parsing markdown without caching or blocking for long periods of time.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to VBScript Content Injection. [xss link](vbscript:alert(1))

will get a link

<a href="vbscript:alert(1)">xss link</a>

This script does not work in IE 11 edge mode, but works in IE 10 compatibility view.

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