CVE-2019-25102

Description

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.

How to fix CVE-2019-25102

To remediate CVE-2019-25102, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• —upgrade to 0.6.1 or later

Is CVE-2019-25102 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 0.6.1

CVSS scores

References (7)

• ADVISORYnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25102
• PATCHgithub.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown
• WEBgithub.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/commit/015a719bf5cdc561feea05500ecb3274ef609cd2
• WEBgithub.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/pull/73