marked versions >0.3.14 and < 0.6.2 has Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability Email addresses may be evaluated in quadratic time, allowing attackers to potentially crash the node process due to resource exhaustion.
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WS-2019-0169 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - marked-0.5.2.tgz
A markdown parser built for speed
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-0.5.2.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **marked-0.5.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 8727e4bba1fb8bb6a2721c00a891d080c7f11b90
Found in base branch: main
Vulnerability Details
marked versions >0.3.14 and < 0.6.2 has Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability Email addresses may be evaluated in quadratic time, allowing attackers to potentially crash the node process due to resource exhaustion.
Publish Date: 2019-04-03
URL: WS-2019-0169
CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)
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: Low
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/812
Release Date: 2019-04-03
Fix Resolution: 0.6.2
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