CVE-2020-26298 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) injection vulnerability in the Redcarpet Ruby library, affecting versions prior to 3.5.1. The flaw stems from a lack of HTML escaping when processing quotes, even when the escape_html option was enabled. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 MEDIUM, indicating it can be exploited with low complexity by a low-privileged attacker, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redcarpet_project:redcarpet:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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