CVE-2022-21681 (High) detected in marked-0.3.9.tgz

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CVE-2022-21681 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - marked-0.3.9.tgz

A markdown parser built for speed

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-0.3.9.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ marked-0.3.9.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Marked is a markdown parser and compiler. Prior to version 4.0.10, the regular expression inline.reflinkSearch may cause catastrophic backtracking against some strings and lead to a denial of service (DoS). Anyone who runs untrusted markdown through a vulnerable version of marked and does not use a worker with a time limit may be affected. This issue is patched in version 4.0.10. As a workaround, avoid running untrusted markdown through marked or run marked on a worker thread and set a reasonable time limit to prevent draining resources.

Publish Date: 2022-01-14

URL: CVE-2022-21681

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: GHSA-5v2h-r2cx-5xgj

Release Date: 2022-01-14

Fix Resolution: 4.0.10