Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-25069

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 05 March 2022

Published
05 March 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0134 80.4th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-25069 is a critical-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Marktext Marktext. Its CVSS base score is 9.6 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 19.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Mark Text v0.16.3 was discovered to contain a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability which allows attackers to perform remote code execution (RCE) via injecting a crafted payload into /lib/contentState/pasteCtrl.js.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

marktext
marktext
0.16.3

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.

addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

References