Markdown-it 14.1.0 – Cross-site scripting (XSS)_CVE-2025-7969

6.9 / 10

MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in markdown-it allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/renderer.mjs.

This issue affects markdown-it: 14.1.0.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-7969

Source Fluid Attacks

Published Aug 21, 2025 at 16:40

Modified Aug 21, 2025 at 17:31

Affected Product

Vendor markdown-it

Product markdown-it

Version 14.1.0

Affected Versions markdown-it markdown-it 14.1.0

CWE Classification

CWE-79

References

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