CVE-2025-51691 (GCVE-0-2025-51691)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-13 00:00 – Updated: 2025-08-13 20:12
VLAI
Summary
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in MarkTwo commit e3a1d3f90cce4ea9c26efcbbf3a1cbfb9dcdb298 (May 2025) allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script input to the editor interface. The application does not properly sanitize user-supplied Markdown before rendering it. Successful exploitation could lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or arbitrary client-side code execution in the context of the victim's browser.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
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