CVE-2023-0835 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

markdown-pdf version 11.0.0 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate the Markdown content entered by the user.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00136.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

markdown-pdf

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.0.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:markdown-pdf_project:markdown-pdf:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Markdown-pdf Project Subscribe	Markdown-pdf Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-1375	markdown-pdf version 11.0.0 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate the Markdown content entered by the user.
Github GHSA	GHSA-qghr-877h-f9jh	markdown-pdf vulnerable to local file read via server side cross-site scripting (XSS)

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/relsb/
https://www.npmjs.com/package/markdown-pdf/

History

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		markdown-pdf 11.0.0 - Local File Read via Server Side XSS

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Fluid Attacks

Published: 2023-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-12-03T20:12:39.525Z

Reserved: 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-0835

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:24:34.504Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-04T23:15:07.310

Modified: 2025-02-13T16:15:37.380

Link: CVE-2023-0835

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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