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

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WS-2019-0169 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

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/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• roadmarks-1.6.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ marked-0.3.19.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

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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