CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-21670

markdown-it is a Markdown parser. Prior to version 1.3.2, special patterns with length greater than 50 thousand characterss could slow down the parser significantly. Users should upgrade to version 12.3.2 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

5.3 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/commit/ffc49ab46b5b751cd2be0aabb146f2ef84986101 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/security/advisories/GHSA-6vfc-qv3f-vr6c Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:markdown-it_project:markdown-it:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-01-10 09:15

Updated : 2022-01-18 08:18

NVD link : CVE-2022-21670

Mitre link : CVE-2022-21670

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-400