CVE-2026-46492: CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in commenthol md-fileserver
md-fileserver versions prior to 1. 10. 3 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown rendering logic. The application processes embedded raw HTML, including <script> tags, without sanitization, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the affected domain. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 1. 10. 3.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-46492 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting commenthol's md-fileserver before version 1.10.3. The issue arises because the Markdown rendering logic improperly neutralizes script-related HTML tags, specifically allowing embedded raw HTML such as <script> tags to be processed and injected into the rendered page without sanitization. This enables an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the security context of the affected domain, constituting a classic cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw. The vulnerability has been addressed by the vendor in version 1.10.3.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the affected domain, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks. The vulnerability does not affect availability and requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade md-fileserver to version 1.10.3 or later, where this XSS vulnerability has been patched. No other vendor advisories or temporary mitigations are provided. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning information.
CVE-2026-46492: CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in commenthol md-fileserver
Description
md-fileserver versions prior to 1. 10. 3 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown rendering logic. The application processes embedded raw HTML, including <script> tags, without sanitization, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the affected domain. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 1. 10. 3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-46492 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting commenthol's md-fileserver before version 1.10.3. The issue arises because the Markdown rendering logic improperly neutralizes script-related HTML tags, specifically allowing embedded raw HTML such as <script> tags to be processed and injected into the rendered page without sanitization. This enables an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the security context of the affected domain, constituting a classic cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw. The vulnerability has been addressed by the vendor in version 1.10.3.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the affected domain, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks. The vulnerability does not affect availability and requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade md-fileserver to version 1.10.3 or later, where this XSS vulnerability has been patched. No other vendor advisories or temporary mitigations are provided. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning information.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-14T18:06:06.811Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a283e988dd33fbd8553f3ef
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 4:26:00 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 4:41:04 PM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 6:39:41 PM
Views: 7
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