CVE-2026-8661

medium

Description

Server-Side Cross-Site Scripting and Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the markdown_to_pdf action of Rapid7 InsightConnect Markdown Plugin version 3.1.4 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript server-side and make arbitrary outbound HTTP requests via crafted content embedded in Markdown input. The PDF rendering engine does not restrict script execution or outbound network access.

References

https://github.com/rapid7/insightconnect-plugins/pull/3721

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-26

Updated: 2026-06-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium