CVE-2020-27176 describes a critical Mutation XSS vulnerability in Mark Text versions up to 0.16.2, which can lead to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability, potentially a design flaw in the "source code mode," allows for HTML parsing despite it not being a primary advertised feature. With a CVSS score of 9.6 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in the KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.16.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:marktext:marktext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.8 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.2 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.