CVE-2020-18336
Published: 10 October 2023
Summary
CVE-2020-18336 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Typora Typora. Its CVSS base score is 7.4 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 29.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-10260
Vulnerability details
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in Typora v.0.9.65 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the PDF file exporting function.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.