CVE-2024-36109 HIGH

CVE-2024-36109: Cross-site Scripting with Markdown rendering in CoCalc

Vendor Sagemathinc
Product cocalc
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published May 28, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

CoCalc is web-based software that enables collaboration in research, teaching, and scientific publishing. In affected versions the markdown parser allows `<script>` tags to be included which execute when published. This issue has been addressed in commit `419862a9c9879c`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 28, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated