What is GHSA-xr53-m937-jr9c?

GHSA-xr53-m937-jr9c is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Cross-Site Scripting in ngx-md

Why does GHSA-xr53-m937-jr9c have no CVE ID yet?

GitHub Security Advisories published this advisory directly to customers before NVD assigned a CVE ID. This is the embargo-window disclosure pattern — vendors notify customers on day 0; NVD's public record follows days to weeks later.

Which products are affected by GHSA-xr53-m937-jr9c?

GHSA-xr53-m937-jr9c affects 1 product, including: npm/ngx-md:\u003c 6.0.3.

GHSA-xr53-m937-jr9cHighDisclosed before NVD

Cross-Site Scripting in ngx-md

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 3, 2020

Last Modified

January 9, 2023

📋 Description

Versions of ngx-md prior to 6.0.3 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. Links are not properly restricted to http/https and can contain JavaScript which may lead to arbitrary code execution. Markdown input such as [Click Me](javascript:alert('Injected!'%29) is rendered as a Click Me link that executes JavaScript.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 6.0.3 or later.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/ngx-md:< 6.0.3

🔗 References (3)

https://github.com/dimpu/ngx-md/issues/129
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1485
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xr53-m937-jr9c