OSVDB-120415: XSS via parse_inline()

April 7, 2014

There’s a flaw that allows a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw exists because the parse_inline() function in markdown.c does not validate input before returning it to users. This may allow a remote attacker to create a specially crafted request that would execute arbitrary script code in a user’s browser session within the trust relationship between their browser and the server.

References

osvdb.org/show/osvdb/120415
github.com/vmg/redcarpet/commit/a6c759d7e7cbdd8cb8a1876f97a38b1befe221d5

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