CVE-2017-16006
XSS in Data URI in remarkable
Remarkable is a markdown parser. In versions 1.6.2 and lower, remarkable allows the use of data: URIs in links and can therefore execute javascript.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Remarkable is a markdown parser. In versions 1.6.2 and lower, remarkable allows the use of data: URIs in links and can therefore execute javascript.
- Record
CVE-2017-16006- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Remarkable is a markdown parser. In versions 1.6.2 and lower, remarkable allows the use of data: URIs in links and can therefore execute javascript.
- Record
CVE-2017-16006- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0762 No score
Remarkable is a markdown parser. In versions 1.6.2 and lower, remarkable allows the use of data: URIs in links and can therefore execute javascript.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0762- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrmf-qwxg-7c3h No score
XSS in Data URI in remarkable
Affected versions of remarkable are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Vulnerable versions of the package allow the use of data: URIs in links, and can therefore execute javascript.
Proof of Concept
[link](data:text/html,<script>alert('0')</script>)
Recommendation
Update to v1.7.0 or later
- Record
GHSA-mrmf-qwxg-7c3h- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Remarkable is a markdown parser. In versions 1.6.2 and lower, remarkable allows the use of data: URIs in links and can therefore execute javascript.
- Record
CVE-2017-16006- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mrmf-qwxg-7c3h No score
XSS in Data URI in remarkable
Affected versions of remarkable are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Vulnerable versions of the package allow the use of data: URIs in links, and can therefore execute javascript.
Proof of Concept
[link](data:text/html,<script>alert('0')</script>)
Recommendation
Update to v1.7.0 or later
- Record
GHSA-mrmf-qwxg-7c3h- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
remarkablenpm |
through 1.6.2 | 1.7.0 |
remarkablenpm |
before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16006 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Remarkable Project Remarkable, published June 4, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in remarkable 1.7.0.