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CVE-2021-37700: Clipboard-based DOM-XSS
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2021-08-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
@github/paste-markdown is an npm package for pasting markdown objects. A self Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the @github/paste-markdown before version 0.3.4. If the clipboard data contains the string `<table>`, a **div** is dynamically created, and the clipboard content is copied into its **innerHTML** property without any sanitization, resulting in improper execution of JavaScript in the browser of the victim (the user who pasted the code). Users directed to copy text from a malicious website and paste it into pages that utilize this library are affected. This is fixed in version 0.3.4. Refer the to the referenced GitHub Advisory for more details including an example exploit.
Affected products
- github paste-markdown: before 0.3.4 — fixed in 0.3.4
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: github paste-markdown 0.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/commit/32b7ea3f29ae8f256f9d19768387be42678ddf30
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/releases/tag/v0.3.4
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/security/advisories/GHSA-gpfj-4j6g-c4w9
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40github/paste-markdown
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/commit/32b7ea3f29ae8f256f9d19768387be42678ddf30
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/releases/tag/v0.3.4
- https://github.com/github/paste-markdown/security/advisories/GHSA-gpfj-4j6g-c4w9
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40github/paste-markdown
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