WS-2019-0027 (Medium) detected in marked-0.3.5.tgz

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WS-2019-0027 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - marked-0.3.5.tgz

A markdown parser built for speed

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-0.3.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: goof/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: goof/node_modules/marked/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ marked-0.3.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a61545bea0660d41ba585c928718727990b65b7a

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Versions 0.3.17 and earlier of marked has Four regexes were vulnerable to catastrophic backtracking. This leaves markdown servers open to a potential REDOS attack.

Publish Date: 2018-02-26

URL: WS-2019-0027

CVSS 2 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: markedjs/marked@b15e42b

Release Date: 2019-03-17

Fix Resolution: 0.3.18

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