CVE-2023-0835: markdown-pdf vulnerable to local file read via server side cross-site scripting (XSS)

April 5, 2023 (updated February 13, 2025)

markdown-pdf version 11.0.0 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate the Markdown content entered by the user.

References

fluidattacks.com/advisories/relsb
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qghr-877h-f9jh
github.com/alanshaw/markdown-pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0835
www.npmjs.com/package/markdown-pdf

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