WS-2015-0020 (High) detected in marked-0.1.9.tgz - autoclosed #158
Description
WS-2015-0020 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - marked-0.1.9.tgz
A markdown parser built for speed
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-0.1.9.tgz
Path to dependency file: node/tools/doc/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: node/tools/doc/node_modules/marked/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy:
- ❌ marked-0.1.9.tgz (Vulnerable Library)
Found in base branch: archived-io.js-v0.10
Vulnerability Details
Marked is an application that is meant to parse and compile markdown. Due to the way that marked parses input, specifically HTML entities, it's possible to bypass marked's content injection protection (sanitize: true) to inject a javascript: URL.
Publish Date: 2015-05-20
URL: WS-2015-0020
CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)
Base Score Metrics:
- Exploitability Metrics:
- Attack Vector: N/A
- Attack Complexity: N/A
- Privileges Required: N/A
- User Interaction: N/A
- Scope: N/A
- Impact Metrics:
- Confidentiality Impact: N/A
- Integrity Impact: N/A
- Availability Impact: N/A
Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/101
Release Date: 2016-04-18
Fix Resolution: To mitigate the flaw you have a couple of options. There's a [pull request](https://github.com/markedjs/marked/pull/592) open that fixes this issue. Another option would be to switch to another markdown library such as remarkable.
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