Clipboard-based DOM-XSS
CVE-2021-37700
Summary
@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 Version(s)
paste-markdown = < 0.3.4
Refferences
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved