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GHSA-6vfc-qv3f-vr6c

MediumCVSS 5.3 / 10
Published Jan 12, 2022·Last modified Nov 8, 2023
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

Special patterns with length > 50K chars can slow down parser significantly.

const md = require('markdown-it')();

md.render(`x ${' '.repeat(150000)} x  \nx`);

Patches

Upgrade to v12.3.2+

Workarounds

No.

References

Fix + test sample: https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/commit/ffc49ab46b5b751cd2be0aabb146f2ef84986101

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
4.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
2.19%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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