markdown-pdf 11.0.0 - Local File Read via Server Side XSS
Priority HIGH 69CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
markdown-pdf version 11.0.0 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate the Markdown content entered by the user.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00597 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | markdown-pdf | 11.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | markdown-pdf (npm) | up to 11.0.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-qghr-877h-f9jh |
- markdown-pdf Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- markdown-pdf (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 11.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-qghr-877h-f9jh
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:markdown-pdf_project:markdown-pdf:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 11.0.0 | Vulnerable | Markdown-pdf Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:markdown-pdf_project:markdown-pdf:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 11.0.0 Vulnerable ·Markdown-pdf Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0835
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qghr-877h-f9jh
References
More Markdown-pdf Project Markdown-pdf vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-02764 Path traversal in HackerOne markdown-pdf CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-0835 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0835 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qghr-877h-f9jh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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