CVE-2020-11888
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.1)—
python-markdown2 through 2.3.8 allows XSS because element names are mishandled unless a \w+ match succeeds. For example, an attack might use elementname@ or elementname- with an onclick attribute.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 6.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.93%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 79
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-79
Referencias
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00035.html
- https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2/issues/348
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XOAIRJJCZNJUALXDHSIGH5PS2H63A3J/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQLRBGRVRRZK7P5SFL2MNGXFX37YHJAV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PN6QSHRFZXRQAYZJQ4MOW5MKIXBYOMED/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00035.html
- https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2/issues/348
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XOAIRJJCZNJUALXDHSIGH5PS2H63A3J/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQLRBGRVRRZK7P5SFL2MNGXFX37YHJAV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PN6QSHRFZXRQAYZJQ4MOW5MKIXBYOMED/
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