Bug 2400372 (CVE-2025-59940)

Summary: CVE-2025-59940 mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin: mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin susceptible to unvalidated input colliding with substitution placeholders
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: alcohan, gparvin, jbalunas, lgamliel, owatkins, pahickey, rfreiman, rhaigner
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There is an improper input validation flaw in the python `mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin` package. Under certain conditions placeholders are not properly validated and may collide with other data elements resulting in inconsistent output.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-29 23:01:34 UTC
mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin is an Mkdocs Markdown includer plugin. In versions 7.1.7 and below, there is a vulnerability where unvalidated input can collide with substitution placeholders. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.8.