Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-38186
CVE-2021-38186
Description
An issue was discovered in the comrak crate before 0.10.1 for Rust. It mishandles & characters, leading to XSS via &# HTML entities.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
comrakcrates.io | < 0.10.1 | 0.10.1 |
Affected products
3- comrak/comrakdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0063.htmlnvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wj2-g87r-pm62ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38186ghsaADVISORY
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/comrak/RUSTSEC-2021-0063.mdnvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/kivikakk/comrak/commit/b72340cabe4749952530b4fb6b4fcc706bc973e5ghsaWEB
- github.com/kivikakk/comrak/compare/0.10.0...0.10.1ghsaWEB
- github.com/kivikakk/comrak/releases/tag/0.10.1ghsaWEB
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