CVE-2019-12173 is a remote code execution vulnerability in MacDown 0.7.1 (870) that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by embedding a specially crafted file:\\\ URI within an A element's HREF attribute. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score is low, suggesting limited current exploitation, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:macdown_project:macdown:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.