CVE-2026-59711 - showdown - Cross-Site Scripting via Unescaped Metadata Title in completeHTMLDocument

CVE-2026-59711 - showdown - Cross-Site Scripting via Unescaped Metadata Title in completeHTMLDocument

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-59711
Published : July 6, 2026, 9:16 p.m. | 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Description :showdown contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in metadata title handling that allows attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript. When completeHTMLDocument option is enabled, unescaped less-than and greater-than characters in markdown frontmatter metadata are inserted directly into HTML title tags, enabling attackers to break out of the title context and execute malicious scripts in the rendered page.
Severity: 6.1 | MEDIUM
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