CVE-2024-36109 (GCVE-0-2024-36109)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-28 18:40 – Updated: 2024-08-02 03:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cross-site Scripting with Markdown rendering in CoCalc
Summary
CoCalc is web-based software that enables collaboration in research, teaching, and scientific publishing. In affected versions the markdown parser allows `<script>` tags to be included which execute when published. This issue has been addressed in commit `419862a9c9879c`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Severity
7.6 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-29 14:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/sagemathinc/cocalc/security/ad… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/sagemathinc/cocalc/commit/4198… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sagemathinc | cocalc |
Affected:
< 419862a9c9879c
|
guessed | |
| sagemath | cocalc |
Affected:
0 , < 419862a9c9879c
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:sagemath:cocalc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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