8.2
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-5273
Mcp-Markdownify-Server File Access Vulnerability
Description

All versions of the package mcp-markdownify-server are vulnerable to Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties via the get-markdown-file tool. An attacker can craft a prompt that, once accessed by the MCP host, will allow it to read arbitrary files from the host running the server.

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2025, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 29, 2025, 2:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5273 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Restrict access to the get-markdown-file tool and sanitize user inputs.
  • Limit access to the get-markdown-file tool.
  • Validate and sanitize all user-provided inputs.
  • Update the mcp-markdownify-server package when available.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-5273 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-5273 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-5273 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-5273 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    May. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-552
    Added Reference https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MCPMARKDOWNIFYSERVER-10249193
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description All versions of the package mcp-markdownify-server are vulnerable to Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties via the get-markdown-file tool. An attacker can craft a prompt that, once accessed by the MCP host, will allow it to read arbitrary files from the host running the server.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-552
    Added Reference https://github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp/blob/3667bd4765c0e49684ce22df268d02dd478a7f3b/src/Markdownify.ts%23L94
    Added Reference https://github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp/commit/3a6b202d088ef7acb8be84bc09515f41a2b1a9df
    Added Reference https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MCPMARKDOWNIFYSERVER-10249193
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.2
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Base CVSS Score: 6.5
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