WS-2023-0095 (High) detected in commonmarker-0.23.5.gem

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WS-2023-0095 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commonmarker-0.23.5.gem

A fast, safe, extensible parser for CommonMark. This wraps the official libcmark library.

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/commonmarker-0.23.5.gem

Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gem/ruby/2.7.0/cache/commonmarker-0.23.5.gem

Dependency Hierarchy: - github-pages-227.gem (Root Library) - jekyll-commonmark-ghpages-0.2.0.gem - :x: **commonmarker-0.23.5.gem** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Commonmarker vulnerable to to several quadratic complexity bugs that may lead to denial of service

Publish Date: 2023-04-12

URL: WS-2023-0095

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-48wp-p9qv-4j64

Release Date: 2023-04-12

Fix Resolution: commonmarker - 0.23.9

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