cvelist/2020/26xxx/CVE-2020-26298.json

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        "ASSIGNER": "security-advisories@github.com",
        "ID": "CVE-2020-26298",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Injection in Redcarpet"
    },
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                                "product_name": "redcarpet",
                                "version": {
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                                            "version_value": "< 3.5.1"
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    "description": {
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            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "Redcarpet is a Ruby library for Markdown processing. In Redcarpet before version 3.5.1, there is an injection vulnerability which can enable a cross-site scripting attack. In affected versions no HTML escaping was being performed when processing quotes. This applies even when the `:escape_html` option was being used.  This is fixed in version 3.5.1 by the referenced commit."
            }
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        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 6.8,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "CHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
        }
    },
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                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)"
                    }
                ]
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        ]
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3wr-qw3g-3p4h",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3wr-qw3g-3p4h"
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            {
                "name": "https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet/commit/a699c82292b17c8e6a62e1914d5eccc252272793",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet/commit/a699c82292b17c8e6a62e1914d5eccc252272793"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://rubygems.org/gems/redcarpet",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://rubygems.org/gems/redcarpet"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#version-351-security",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#version-351-security"
            }
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        "advisory": "GHSA-q3wr-qw3g-3p4h",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
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