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-8.3.2.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - jsdoc-git+https://github.com/BrandonOCasey/jsdoc.git#da41874b82ee87a28b4f615cf5306c6f84e53d57.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **markdown-it-8.3.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
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: markdown-it - 12.3.2