Regular Expression Denial of Service in simple-markdown
High severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Feb 12, 2023
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Oct 20, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Feb 12, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Feb 12, 2023
Reviewed
Feb 14, 2023
Last updated
Oct 20, 2023
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.
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