CVE-2018-5773 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the markdown2 (python-markdown2) library, affecting versions through 2.3.5. The flaw lies in the safe_mode feature, which fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing crafted payloads to bypass protections. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity impacts on affected user sessions. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability remains a risk for applications utilizing the affected markdown2 versions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python-markdown2_project:python-markdown2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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