Vulnerability in lepture mistune

[ Description ]Official description

Mistune before 3.3.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the RST include directive that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying relative or absolute paths. Attackers can submit markdown containing include directives referencing ../ sequences or absolute paths to embed sensitive files like credentials or environment data in rendered HTML.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/lepture/mistune/security/advisories/GHSA-9jjx-3hq3-hx4j
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mistune-before-3.3.0-path-traversal-via-include-directive