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Security checkOctober 15, 2024

Cross site scripting in markdown-to-jsx

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Medium severitynpmmarkdown-to-jsx

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Description

Versions of the package markdown-to-jsx before 7.4.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the src property due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by injecting a malicious iframe element in the markdown.

Recommendation

Update the markdown-to-jsx package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 7.4.0
  • Patched version(s): 7.4.0

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