markdown-it is a Markdown parser. Prior to version 1.3.2, special patterns with length greater than 50 thousand characterss could slow down the parser significantly. Users should upgrade to version 12.3.2 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.
CVE-2022-21670 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Markdown-it - modern pluggable markdown parser.
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-8.4.2.tgz
Path to dependency file: /E-voting-using-blockchain/evoting app/src/bower_components/bootstrap/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /evoting app/src/bower_components/bootstrap/node_modules/markdown-it/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **markdown-it-8.4.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 3c02898f89d78283ce791eb1b53b2b5a667681ad
Found in base branch: master
markdown-it is a Markdown parser. Prior to version 1.3.2, special patterns with length greater than 50 thousand characterss could slow down the parser significantly. Users should upgrade to version 12.3.2 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.
Publish Date: 2022-01-10
URL: CVE-2022-21670
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.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/security/advisories/GHSA-6vfc-qv3f-vr6c
Release Date: 2022-01-10
Fix Resolution: 12.3.2
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