CVE-2020-16608 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).

Published: 2020-12-10

Score: 9.6 Critical

EPSS: 4.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:notable:notable:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-8569	Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0434.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/notable/notable
https://sghosh2402.medium.com/cve-2020-16608-8cdad9f4d9b4

History

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Subscriptions

Notable Notable

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-12-10T21:08:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.286Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-16608

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-10T23:15:11.397

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:58:04.150

Link: CVE-2020-16608

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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