Marktext is a narrowly scoped markdown editor whose small vulnerability footprint concentrates on input-handling defects endemic to document-processing applications, particularly cross-site scripting and code-injection weaknesses arising from insufficient neutralization during page rendering and code generation. Vulnerabilities affecting this vendor skew strongly toward critical severity outcomes, reflecting the potential for arbitrary code execution through markup interpretation. Current exploitation activity and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Marktext over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (7 CVEs).
7 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2022-25069CRITICAL Mark Text v0.16.3 was discovered to contain a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability which allows attackers to perform remote code execution (RCE) via injecting a craft | Mar 5, 2022 | 9.6 | 31 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-24123CRITICAL MarkText through 0.16.3 does not sanitize the input of a mermaid block before rendering. This could lead to Remote Code Execution via a .md file containing a mutation Cross-Site Sc | Jan 29, 2022 | 9.0 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-29996CRITICAL Mark Text through 0.16.3 allows attackers arbitrary command execution. This could lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) by opening .md files containing a mutation Cross Site Scriptin | Apr 5, 2021 | 9.6 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-27176CRITICAL Mutation XSS exists in Mark Text through 0.16.2 that leads to Remote Code Execution. NOTE: this might be considered a duplicate of CVE-2020-26870; however, it can also be considere | Oct 16, 2020 | 9.6 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-2318CRITICAL DOM-based XSS in src/muya/lib/contentState/pasteCtrl.js in MarkText 0.17.1 and before on Windows, Linux and macOS allows arbitrary JavaScript code to run in the context of MarkText | Aug 19, 2023 | 9.6 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-1004HIGH A vulnerability has been found in MarkText up to 0.17.1 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WSH JScri | Feb 24, 2023 | 7.8 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-21158MEDIUM A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in marktext versions prior to v0.17.0 due to improper handling of the link (with javascript: scheme) inside the document may allow an at | Mar 10, 2022 | 5.4 | 19 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (7 CVEs).
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