CVE-2026-129170

FileCodeBox 2.2.1 through 2.8.4 Stored XSS via Markdown Preview Parser Error

  • Medium 6.1

Description

FileCodeBox 2.2.1 through 2.8.4 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in renderMarkdownPreview, which returns unsanitized text when the marked parser throws. Unauthenticated attackers can share text with thousands of nested blockquote markers followed by HTML payloads, executing script that steals the admin token from localStorage.

Key facts

Published
13 Nov 2026
Last changed
13 Nov 2026
Assigned by
VulnCheck
EPSS
0.274% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 19.973% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 5.3CVSS 4.0, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
  • 6.1CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
vastsaFileCodeBox
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 2.2.1 up to and including 2.8.4 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

Practice this bug class

HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on XSS (stored, reflected, DOM) (CWE-79).

References