Cross-Site Scripting in ngx-md

Description

Versions of ngx-md prior to 6.0.3 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. Links are not properly restricted to http/https and can contain JavaScript which may lead to arbitrary code execution. Markdown input such as Click Me is rendered as a Click Me link that executes JavaScript.

Recommendation

Update the ngx-md package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 6.0.3
• Patched version(s): 6.0.3

References

• GHSA-xr53-m937-jr9c
• www.npmjs.com
• CWE-79
• OWASP 2021-A3

Related Issues

• Vditor Cross-site Scripting vulnerability - CVE-2021-32855
• Bootstrap Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability - CVE-2024-6531
• @dependencytrack/frontend vulnerable to Persistent Cross-Site-Scripting via Vulnerability Details - CVE-2022-39350
• CKEditor 5 cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the clipboard package - CVE-2025-58064

Tags:

npm

ngx-md