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CVE-2021-23342

HIGHEPSS 74th pctl
8.6
CVSS v3
NVD

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. 2) The isURL external check can be bypassed by inserting more “////” characters

How to fix

Remediation Available
docsifyNVD
Affected:< 4.12.0Fixed in:4.12.0CVE-2021-23342derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

1.66%probability of exploitation in 30 days
74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2020-11022Medium6.999%-Fix
CVE-2019-3929Critical9.899%KEVFix
CVE-2020-9496Medium6.199%--
CVE-2023-28341Medium6.199%-Fix
CVE-2018-12998Medium6.198%--
CVE-2025-4123High7.698%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.