CVE-2025-54880
Mermaid Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Description
Mermaid is a JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that uses Markdown-inspired text definitions and a renderer to create and modify complex diagrams. In the default configuration of mermaid 11.9.0 and earlier, user supplied input for architecture diagram icons is passed to the d3 html() method, creating a sink for cross site scripting. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.10.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 19, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 20, 2025, 2:40 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/advisories/GHSA-8gwm-58g9-j8pw -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Mermaid is a JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that uses Markdown-inspired text definitions and a renderer to create and modify complex diagrams. In the default configuration of mermaid 11.9.0 and earlier, user supplied input for architecture diagram icons is passed to the d3 html() method, creating a sink for cross site scripting. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.10.0. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/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 CWE CWE-79 Added Reference https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/2aa83302795183ea5c65caec3da1edd6cb4791fc Added Reference https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/734bde38777c9190a5a72e96421c83424442d4e4 Added Reference https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/advisories/GHSA-8gwm-58g9-j8pw