CVE-2020-20269
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 92)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
A specially crafted Markdown document could cause the execution of malicious JavaScript code in Caret Editor before 4.0.0-rc22.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.69% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2021-01-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| caret | caret |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161072/Caret-Editor-4.0.0-rc21-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59
- https://caret.io
- https://github.com/careteditor/issues/issues/841
- https://github.com/careteditor/releases-beta/releases/tag/4.0.0-rc22
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161072/Caret-Editor-4.0.0-rc21-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59
- https://caret.io
- https://github.com/careteditor/issues/issues/841
- https://github.com/careteditor/releases-beta/releases/tag/4.0.0-rc22
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59
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