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GHSA-85q9-7467-r53q — inventree

GHSA-85q9-7467-r53q is a security vulnerability in inventree. A fix is available for inventree — see the affected versions and patch details below.

XSS Vulnerability in Markdown Editor

Published
Jun 17, 2022
Updated
May 5, 2026
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of May 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐍inventree

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Description

Impact

InvenTree uses EasyMDE for displaying markdown text in various places (e.g. for the various "notes" fields associated with various models).

By default, EasyMDE does not sanitize input data, and it is possible for malicious code to be injected into the markdown editor, and executed in the users browser.

Note: This malicious data must be first uploaded to the database by an authorized user, so the risk here is limited to trusted users

Solution

The solution here is two-fold:

  • Enable data sanitization for the EasyMDE renderer - #3205
  • Enforce cleaning of all data uploaded to the database via the API - #3204 (This will be ready for the 0.8.0 release)

Patches

  • The issue is addressed in the 0.8.0 release
  • This fix was back-ported to the 0.7.x branch, applied to the 0.7.3 release

Workarounds

There is no workaround for this issue without upgrading InvenTree to the specified version.

References

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐍PyPIinventreeall versions0.7.3pip install --upgrade 'inventree==0.7.3'

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for inventree, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update inventree to 0.7.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-85q9-7467-r53q is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-85q9-7467-r53q can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-85q9-7467-r53q. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact InvenTree uses [EasyMDE](https://github.com/Ionaru/easy-markdown-editor) for displaying markdown text in various places (e.g. for the various "notes" fields associated with various models). By default, EasyMDE does not sanitize input data, and it is possible for malicious code to be injected into the markdown editor, and executed in the users browser. *Note: This malicious data must be first uploaded to the database by an authorized user, so the risk here is limited to trusted users* ### Solution The solution here is two-fold: - Enable data sanitization for the EasyMDE rendere
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