CVE-2026-5160

Published: Apr 15, 2026 Last Modified: Apr 15, 2026
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Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 5,1
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: active
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
MEDIUM 6,1
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none

Description

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Versions of the package github.com/yuin/goldmark/renderer/html before 1.7.17 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper ordering of URL validation and normalization. The renderer validates link destinations using a prefix-based check (IsDangerousURL) before resolving HTML entities. This allows an attacker to bypass protocol filtering by encoding dangerous schemes using HTML5 named character references. For example, a payload such as javascript:alert(1) is not recognized as dangerous during validation, leading to arbitrary script execution in the context of applications that render the URL.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0004
Percentile
0,1th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 2 Days)

79

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

Stable
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control Confidentiality Integrity Availability
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Read Application Data Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML, Web Based, Web Server
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://github.com/yuin/goldmark/commit/cb46bbc4eca29d55aa9…
https://github.com/yuin/goldmark/commit/cb46bbc4eca29d55aa9721e04ad207c23ccc44f9
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMYUINGOLD…
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMYUINGOLDMARKRENDERERHTML-158…