CVE-2018-19057 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SimpleMDE 1.11.2, affecting the sparksuite simplemde product. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through crafted IMG elements using an onerror attribute or specific input containing bracket and parenthesis characters that are improperly handled when constructing A elements. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, it requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sparksuite:simplemde:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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