CVE-2017-6589
EpicEditor XSS Vulnerability
EpicEditor through 0.2.3 has Cross-Site Scripting because of an insecure default marked.js configuration. An example attack vector is a crafted IMG element in an HTML document.
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
EpicEditor through 0.2.3 has Cross-Site Scripting because of an insecure default marked.js configuration. An example attack vector is a crafted IMG element in an HTML document.
- Record
CVE-2017-6589- 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
EpicEditor through 0.2.3 has Cross-Site Scripting because of an insecure default marked.js configuration. An example attack vector is a crafted IMG element in an HTML document.
- Record
CVE-2017-6589- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2458 No score
EpicEditor through 0.2.3 has Cross-Site Scripting because of an insecure default marked.js configuration. An example attack vector is a crafted IMG element in an HTML document.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2458- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4wc5-gfgh-4vjx
EpicEditor XSS Vulnerability
EpicEditor through 0.2.3 has Cross-Site Scripting because of an insecure default marked.js configuration. An example attack vector is a crafted IMG element in an HTML document.
- Record
GHSA-4wc5-gfgh-4vjx- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
EpicEditor through 0.2.3 has Cross-Site Scripting because of an insecure default marked.js configuration. An example attack vector is a crafted IMG element in an HTML document.
- Record
CVE-2017-6589- 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-4wc5-gfgh-4vjx
EpicEditor XSS Vulnerability
EpicEditor through 0.2.3 has Cross-Site Scripting because of an insecure default marked.js configuration. An example attack vector is a crafted IMG element in an HTML document.
- Record
GHSA-4wc5-gfgh-4vjx- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
epiceditornpm |
through 0.2.3 | None known |
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-2017-6589 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Epiceditor Project Epiceditor, published March 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.