CVE-2020-26297
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
XSS in mdBook's search page
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 0.4.5-1 |
References
- https://groups.google.com/g/rustlang-security-announcements/c/3-sO6of29O0
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202101-8
- https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/security/advisories/GHSA-gx5w-rrhp-f436
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26297
- https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/commit/32abeef088e98327ca0dfccdad92e84afa9d2e9b
- https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook
- https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#mdbook-045
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0001.html
- https://crates.io/crates/mdbook
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.