NodeBB Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in Markdown Processing

中危 6.1CVE-2015-3296 · GHSA-9g4f-5rpg-4948 · Published 21/09/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
nodebb nodebb	`≤ 0.6.1`	No fix yet
nodebb npm	`< 0.70`	`0.70`
nodebb-plugin-markdown npm	`< 5.1.1`	`5.1.1`

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NodeBB before 0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) javascript: or (2) data: URLs.

NVD description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NodeBB before 0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) javascript: or (2) data: URLs.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3296 · ADVISORY
NodeBB/NodeBB · WEB
NodeBB/nodebb-plugin-markdown commit ab7f268 · WEB
markdown-it/markdown-it commit f76d3be · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20200228230630/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71824 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/10/10 · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/71824 · Third Party Advisory
julianlam/nodebb-plugin-markdown commit ab7f268 · Patch

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