CVE-2020-20269 describes a critical vulnerability in Caret Editor versions prior to 4.0.0-rc22, where a specially crafted Markdown document can lead to the execution of malicious JavaScript code. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.