🛡️ CVE-2024-21535 on Debian — node-markdown-to-jsx

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Versions of the package markdown-to-jsx before 7.4.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the src property due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by injecting a malicious iframe element in the markdown.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-21535 as tracked by Debian, for the package node-markdown-to-jsx. The fix is available in version 7.2.0+dfsg-3; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-21535 is classified as CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). User-supplied data is written into a page without escaping, so attacker script runs in the browser of anyone who views it.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-21535 is recorded against 1 package.

  • node-markdown-to-jsx (fixed in 7.2.0+dfsg-3)

Timeline and source

Published on 15 October 2024 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2024-21535 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2024-10-15
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
node-markdown-to-jsx — 7.2.0+dfsg-3

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