CVE-2015-1370 VBScript Content Injection in marked
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers via XSS in the marked Node.js library using vbscript tags.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1370?
CVE-2015-1370 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in marked 0.3.2 and earlier for Node.js allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a vbscript tag in a link.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1370?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including marked. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
marked npm | All versions | 0.3.3 |
marked npm | All versions | 0.3.3 |
Products include Marked Project Marked.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1370?
Upgrade marked to 0.3.3 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2015-1370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-41680 Marked: OOM Denial of Service via Infinite Recursion in marked Tokenizer
- CVE-2017-16114 Regular Expression Denial of Service in marked
- CVE-2018-25110 Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in markedjs/marked
- CVE-2014-3743 Multiple Content Injection Vulnerabilities in marked
- CVE-2016-10531 Sanitization bypass using HTML Entities in marked
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1370, GHSA-cfjh-p3g4-3q2f, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1370.