CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-37700
6.1 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-08-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.1 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
Description
@github/paste-markdown is an npm package for pasting markdown objects. A self Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the @github/paste-markdown before version 0.3.4. If the clipboard data contains the string `<table>`, a **div** is dynamically created, and the clipboard content is copied into its **innerHTML** property without any sanitization, resulting in improper execution of JavaScript in the browser of the victim (the user who pasted the code). Users directed to copy text from a malicious website and paste it into pages that utilize this library are affected. This is fixed in version 0.3.4. Refer the to the referenced GitHub Advisory for more details including an example exploit.
Affected configurations
• paste-markdown project paste-markdown (< 0.3.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
References
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/commit/32b7ea3f29ae8f256f9d19768387be42678ddf30 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/releases/tag/v0.3.4 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/security/advisories/GHSA-gpfj-4j6g-c4w9 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40github/paste-markdown www.npmjs.com
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/commit/32b7ea3f29ae8f256f9d19768387be42678ddf30 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/releases/tag/v0.3.4 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/security/advisories/GHSA-gpfj-4j6g-c4w9 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40github/paste-markdown www.npmjs.com