Cross-site scripting in markdown-it - CVE-2025-7969

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Cross-site scripting in markdown-it - CVE-2025-7969

Published: November 7, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118195
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-7969
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Affected software

markdown-it
Astronomer with IBM
watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Business Automation Insights
watsonx Assistant Cartridge
watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component
IBM API Connect
IBM Automation Decision Services

How to mitigate CVE-2025-7969

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Astronomer with IBM - update to 1.1.0
watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 5.2.2
IBM API Connect - update to 10.0.8.5
Business Automation Insights - addressed in versions 24.0.0.0.5, 24.0.1.0.5, 25.0.0.0.2
watsonx Assistant Cartridge - update to 5.3.0
watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component - update to 5.3.0

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