CVE-2020-26297 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting mdBook versions prior to 0.4.5, a utility for creating online books from Markdown files. An attacker could execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a user's browser by crafting a malicious search query or a link to the search page with a prefilled malicious query. Rated Medium (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has 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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.1.4, < 0.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:mdbook:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
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