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Security checkSeptember 13, 2023

Docsify XSS Vulnerability

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Medium severitynpmdocsify

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Description

This affects the package docsify before 4.12.0. It is possible to bypass the remediation done by CVE-2020-7680 and execute malicious JavaScript through the following methods 1) When parsing HTML from remote URLs, the HTML code on the main page is sanitized, but this sanitization is not taking place in the sidebar.

Recommendation

Update the docsify package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 4.12.0
  • Patched version(s): 4.12.0

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