WS-2019-0169 (Medium) detected in marked-0.3.19.js, marked-0.3.19.tgz

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WS-2019-0169 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - marked-0.3.19.js, marked-0.3.19.tgz

marked-0.3.19.js

A markdown parser built for speed

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/marked/0.3.19/marked.js

Path to dependency file: /node_modules/marked/www/demo.html

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/marked/www/../lib/marked.js

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **marked-0.3.19.js** (Vulnerable Library)

marked-0.3.19.tgz

A markdown parser built for speed

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-0.3.19.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/marked

Dependency Hierarchy: - laravel-elixir-6.0.0-15.tgz (Root Library) - gulp-notify-2.2.0.tgz - node-notifier-4.6.1.tgz - cli-usage-0.1.4.tgz - :x: **marked-0.3.19.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6137d1b3e8146d3ba7b985492fc6b78cb1706fa2

Found in base branch: master

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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