CVE-2025-7969 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79) affecting markdown-it version 14.1.0, specifically within the lib/renderer.mjs file, where improper input neutralization occurs during web page generation. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. Despite the vendor not considering it a vulnerability, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:markdown-it_project:markdown-it:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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