XSS Vulnerability in Markdown Editor - inventree

inventree Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

17/06/2022

Disclosed on

HIGH

Severity

No i

Fix available

High

Severity

Not published

CVSS Score

GHSA-85q9-7467-r53q: XSS Vulnerability in Markdown Editor. Affects inventree versions 0.0.1 – 0.9.2. No fix is published. How to fix ↓

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Background

InvenTree is an open-source inventory management system that utilizes the EasyMDE library for displaying markdown text in various places. EasyMDE is a popular markdown editor that lacks input data sanitization by default. This vulnerability allows malicious code to be injected into the markdown editor, potentially leading to code execution in the user's browser. It is important to note that this vulnerability can only be exploited by authorized users who upload the malicious data to the database.

Vulnerability Detail

The XSS vulnerability in the Markdown Editor of InvenTree arises from the lack of data sanitization in the EasyMDE library. This allows an attacker to inject malicious code into the markdown editor, which can then be executed in the user's browser. The impact of this vulnerability can range from unauthorized access to sensitive information to complete control over the user's session. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting).

How To Fix

No fixed version is published for this vulnerability.

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Workaround

There is no workaround for this vulnerability without upgrading InvenTree to the specified version (0.8.0 or 0.7.3).

Conclusion

The XSS vulnerability in the Markdown Editor of InvenTree can be mitigated by enabling data sanitization in the EasyMDE renderer and cleaning all data uploaded to the database via the API. Upgrading to the 0.8.0 release or the 0.7.3 release of InvenTree is necessary to address this vulnerability. For further support on vulnerability remediation, please contact DevNack.com.

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