# CVE-2024-38527: Cross-site Scripting in ZenUML

- Also known as: GHSA-Q6XV-JM4V-349H
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.23.25
- Published: 2024-06-26 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- mermaid-js zenuml-core: fixed in 3.23.25
- @zenuml/core (npm): fixed in 3.23.25

## Description

ZenUML is JavaScript-based diagramming tool that requires no server, using Markdown-inspired text definitions and a renderer to create and modify sequence diagrams. Markdown-based comments in the ZenUML diagram syntax are susceptible to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The comment feature allows the user to attach small notes for reference. This feature allows the user to enter in their comment in markdown comment, allowing them to use common markdown features, such as `**` for bolded text. However, the markdown text is currently not sanitized before rendering, allowing an attacker to enter a malicious payload for the comment which leads to XSS. This puts existing applications that use ZenUML unsandboxed at risk of arbitrary JavaScript execution when rendering user-controlled diagrams. This vulnerability was patched in version 3.23.25,

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on mermaid-js zenuml-core, @zenuml/core, upgrade to a fixed version (3.23.25) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/mermaid-js/zenuml-core/security/advisories/GHSA-q6xv-jm4v-349h
- https://github.com/mermaid-js/zenuml-core/commit/ad7545b33f5f27466cbf357beb65969ca1953e3c

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