CVE-2017-11593 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Markdown Preview Plus extension for Chrome, specifically versions prior to 0.5.7. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web script or HTML into web applications by uploading and displaying specially crafted text, markdown, or rst files that are inadequately sanitized when converted to HTML. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction and can lead to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ooso:markdown_preview_plus:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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