# CVE-2019-12043: In remarkable 1.7.1, lib/parser\_inline.js mishandles URL filtering, which allows attackers to trigger XSS via unprintable characters, as dem

- Also known as: GHSA-36M4-6V6M-4VPR
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.2
- Published: 2019-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- remarkable (npm): fixed in 1.7.2

## Description

In remarkable 1.7.1, lib/parser_inline.js mishandles URL filtering, which allows attackers to trigger XSS via unprintable characters, as demonstrated by a \x0ejavascript: URL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, remarkable, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/jonschlinkert/remarkable/issues/332

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