CVE-2020-19947
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in Markdown Edit allows a remote attacker to execute...
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in Markdown Edit allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the edit parameter of the webpage.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in Markdown Edit allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the edit parameter of the webpage.
- Record
CVE-2020-19947- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in Markdown Edit allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the edit parameter of the webpage.
- Record
CVE-2020-19947- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-11843
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in Markdown Edit allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the edit parameter of the webpage.
- Record
EUVD-2020-11843- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2m4q-6966-v2q4
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in Markdown Edit allows a remote attacker to execute...
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in Markdown Edit allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the edit parameter of the webpage.
- Record
GHSA-2m4q-6966-v2q4- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-19947 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Markdown Edit Project Edit, published March 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.95%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.