Auth bypass in Kramdown_project Kramdown

CVE-2020-14001

The kramdown gem before 2.3.0 for Ruby processes the template option inside Kramdown documents by default, which allows unintended read access (such as template="/etc/passwd") or unintended embedded Ruby code execution (such as a string th…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.046 (90.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14001?
CVE-2020-14001 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kramdown_project Kramdown, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-14001?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-14001 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.