GHSA-j533-2g8v-pmpg

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    GHSA-j533-2g8v-pmpg

    Published: 12 Feb 2023Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary: Regular Expression Denial of Service in simple-markdown

    Details: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in simple-markdown 0.6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file simple-markdown.js. The manipulation with the input <<<<<<<<<<:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/ leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.6.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 015a719bf5cdc561feea05500ecb3274ef609cd2. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-220638 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25102, https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/pull/73, https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/commit/015a719bf5cdc561feea05500ecb3274ef609cd2, https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown, https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/releases/tag/0.6.1, https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220638, https://vuldb.com/?id.220638

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: simple-markdown

    Purl: pkg:npm/simple-markdown

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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