XSS in Data URI in remarkable

Also known as GHSA-mrmf-qwxg-7c3h

Published 8 y ago 2018-06-04 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

6.1

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.0%

percentile 62%

Public exploits

none known

Remarkable is a markdown parser. In versions 1.6.2 and lower, remarkable allows the use of `data:` URIs in links and can therefore execute javascript.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	6.1	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`
NVD	2.0	4.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
npm	`remarkable`	<1.7.0	1.7.0

Affected products

HackerOne remarkable node module

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /jonschlinkert/remarkable/issues/227 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
nodesecurity.io /advisories/319 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16006 · advisory
github.com /advisories/GHSA-mrmf-qwxg-7c3h · advisory
npmjs.com /advisories/319 · web

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-16006
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-mrmf-qwxg-7c3h
NVD: CVE-2017-16006

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Summary