Description
@github/paste-markdown is an npm package for pasting markdown objects. A self Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the @github/paste-markdown before version 0.3.4. If the clipboard data contains the string `<table>`, a **div** is dynamically created, and the clipboard content is copied into its **innerHTML** property without any sanitization, resulting in improper execution of JavaScript in the browser of the victim (the user who pasted the code). Users directed to copy text from a malicious website and paste it into pages that utilize this library are affected. This is fixed in version 0.3.4. Refer the to the referenced GitHub Advisory for more details including an example exploit.
Published: 2021-08-12
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-1726 @github/paste-markdown is an npm package for pasting markdown objects. A self Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the @github/paste-markdown before version 0.3.4. If the clipboard data contains the string `<table>`, a **div** is dynamically created, and the clipboard content is copied into its **innerHTML** property without any sanitization, resulting in improper execution of JavaScript in the browser of the victim (the user who pasted the code). Users directed to copy text from a malicious website and paste it into pages that utilize this library are affected. This is fixed in version 0.3.4. Refer the to the referenced GitHub Advisory for more details including an example exploit.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gpfj-4j6g-c4w9 Clipboard-based DOM-XSS
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Paste-markdown Project Paste-markdown
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:23:01.457Z

Reserved: 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-37700

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Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-12T21:15:09.173

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:15:44.247

Link: CVE-2021-37700

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