QID 982954

QID 982954: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for marked (GHSA-4r62-v4vq-hr96)

Security update has been released for marked to fix the vulnerability.

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_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_

[Regular expression Denial of Service](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Regular_expression_Denial_of_Service_-_ReDoS)

A Denial of Service attack can affect anyone who runs user generated code through `marked`.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

_Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_

patched in v2.0.0Workaround:
_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_

None.

Vendor References

GHSA-4r62-v4vq-hr96 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r62-v4vq-hr96

CVEs related to QID 982954

CVE-2021-21306 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-4r62-v4vq-hr96	marked		github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r62-v4vq-hr96

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