CVE-2021-38186 json
Cross-site Scripting in comrak
published 2021-05-04 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-6wj2-g87r-pm62 , RUSTSEC-2021-0063 , EUVD-2021-1606
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the comrak crate before 0.10.1 for Rust. It mishandles & characters, leading to XSS via &# HTML entities.
Patch / fix
- crates.io comrak 0.10.1
- comrak_project comrak 0.10.1
Exploit prediction
0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- rustsec.org https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0063.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | comrak | <0.10.1 >=0.0.0-0, <0.10.1 |
0.10.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0063.html
web, exploit, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
github.com
/kivikakk/comrak/commit/b72340cabe4749952530b4fb6b4fcc706bc973e5
web
-
raw.githubusercontent.com
/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/comrak/RUSTSEC-2021-0063.md
third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38186
advisory
-
github.com
/kivikakk/comrak
package
-
github.com
/kivikakk/comrak/compare/0.10.0...0.10.1
web
-
github.com
/kivikakk/comrak/releases/tag/0.10.1
web
-
crates.io
/crates/comrak
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-38186
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6wj2-g87r-pm62
- NVD CVE-2021-38186
- OSV RUSTSEC-2021-0063
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