WS-2017-3770 (Medium) detected in autolinker-0.15.3.tgz

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WS-2017-3770 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - autolinker-0.15.3.tgz

Utility to automatically link the URLs, email addresses, and Twitter handles in a given block of text/HTML

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/autolinker/-/autolinker-0.15.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /utils/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /utils/node_modules/autolinker/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - markdown-it-3.0.7.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **autolinker-0.15.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in autolinker before 3.14.0. User input passed to the innerHTML tags isn't sanitized.

Publish Date: 2017-02-15

URL: WS-2017-3770

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2017-02-15

Fix Resolution (autolinker): 3.14.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (markdown-it): 3.1.0

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