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CVE-2021-23342

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-23342 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting docsify versions prior to 4.12.0. This flaw allows for the execution of malicious JavaScript by bypassing previous sanitization efforts, specifically when parsing HTML from remote URLs in the sidebar or by manipulating URL checks. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), exploitation requires user interaction and could lead to information disclosure and limited integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:docsifyjs:docsify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.6HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0166 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: docsifyFixed in: 4.12.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-2mm9-c2fx-c7m4medium

Docsify XSS Vulnerability

Mar 1, 2021

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/161495/docsify-4.11.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/71
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / docsifyjs/docsify/commit/ff2a66f12752471277fe81a64ad6c4b2c08111fe
PatchThird Party Advisory
snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1076593
ExploitThird Party Advisory
snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-JS-DOCSIFY-1066017
ExploitThird Party Advisory