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Cross-site Scripting in ParsedownGHSA-qgpv-86r3-87fh

MEDIUMFix: erusev/parsedown#495

GHSA-qgpv-86r3-87fh is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in erusev/parsedown. A fix is available for erusev/parsedown — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2018-1000162
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 9, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs67th percentile — riskier than 67% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.57%1.13%1.70%0.4%1.2%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐘erusev/parsedown

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Description

Parsedown version prior to 1.7.0 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setMarkupEscaped for escaping HTML that can result in JavaScript code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via specially crafted markdown that allows it to side step HTML escaping by breaking AST boundaries. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.0 and later.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagisterusev/parsedownall versions1.7.0composer require erusev/parsedown:^1.7.0

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
parsedownparsedown
< 1.7.0
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

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

  2. Fix

    Update erusev/parsedown to 1.7.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-qgpv-86r3-87fh is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Parsedown version prior to 1.7.0 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in `setMarkupEscaped` for escaping HTML that can result in JavaScript code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via specially crafted markdown that allows it to side step HTML escaping by breaking AST boundaries. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.0 and later.
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Cross-site Scripting in Parsedown (Medium 6.1)