CVE-2023-53940
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CVE-2023-53940 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.4/10 on the CVSS scale. Codigo Markdown Editor 1.0.1 contains a code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to run arbitrary system commands by crafting a malicious markdown file. Attackers can embed a video source with an onerror event that executes shell commands through Node.js child_process module when the file is opened.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Codigo Markdown Editor 1.0.1 contains a code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to run arbitrary system commands by crafting a malicious markdown file. Attackers can embed a video source with an onerror event that executes shell commands through Node.js child_process module when the file is opened.
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