WS-2019-0209 (Medium) detected in marked-0.3.19.js

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WS-2019-0209 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - marked-0.3.19.js

A markdown parser built for speed

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/marked/0.3.19/marked.js

Path to dependency file: /node_modules/marksy/node_modules/marked/www/demo.html

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/marksy/node_modules/marked/www/../lib/marked.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ marked-0.3.19.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: aeab869031be23faba5c5de38e09f27a58e99471

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

marked before 0.7.0 vulnerable to Redos attack by he _label subrule that may significantly degrade parsing performance of malformed input.

Publish Date: 2019-07-04

URL: WS-2019-0209

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • 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: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1076

Release Date: 2019-07-04

Fix Resolution: 0.7.0