XSS in Hackerone Marked Node Module

CVE-2016-10531

marked is an application that is meant to parse and compile markdown. Due to the way that marked 0.3.5 and earlier parses input, specifically HTML entities, it's possible to bypass marked's content injection protection (`sanitize: true`) t…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.015 (70.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10531?
CVE-2016-10531 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Marked Node Module, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-10531?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10531 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.