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  • High 7.5

    markdown-it: Quadratic-time rendering of a single multi-line link reference definition with default options (regression since 14.0)

    markdown-it is a Markdown parser. From versions 14.1.0 to before 14.3.3, and 15.0.0 to before 15.0.3, a link reference definition whose label or title is never closed is O(n²) with default options. Continuation lines are pulled lazily with str += lineContent …

  • Low 3.7

    markdown-it: Quadratic-time denial of service in inline HTML parsing with html enabled

    markdown-it is a Markdown parser. Prior to 14.3.3 and 15.0.3, when the html option or commonmark preset is enabled and the constructs occur inside a paragraph, attacker-controlled Markdown containing repeated unterminated inline HTML comments, processing inst…

  • High 7.5

    markdown-it: Quadratic complexity in smartquotes with unmatched closing quotes

    markdown-it is a Markdown parser. Prior to 14.3.2 and 15.0.2, when typographer: true is enabled, specially crafted Markdown can cause quadratic processing time in the smartquotes rule, potentially leading to denial of service in applications processing untrus…

  • High 8.7

    linkify-it: Quadratic algorithmic complexity in LinkifyIt#match scan loop

    linkify-it is a links recognition library with full Unicode support. Prior to 5.0.1, LinkifyIt.prototype.match, the package's primary public API, has O(N²) algorithmic complexity for inputs containing many fuzzy links or emails because the JavaScript-level sc…

  • High 7.5

    linkify-it: Quadratic-complexity DoS via the `mailto:` validator scan-loop on attacker text

    linkify-it is a links recognition library with full Unicode support. Prior to 5.0.2, the mailto: schema validator used by .test() and .match() can be invoked at every mailto: occurrence and scan the remaining input through src_email_name in lib/re.mjs, causin…

  • Medium 5.3

    markdown-it: Quadratic complexity DoS in smartquotes rule via replaceAt string operations

    markdown-it is a Markdown parser. Versions 14.1.1 and below contain a denial-of-service vulnerability when typographer: true is enabled, due to quadratic (O(n^2)) processing in the smartquotes rule. The issue stems from repeatedly modifying strings with repla…

  • Medium 6.9

    Markdown-it 14.1.0 - Cross-site scripting (XSS)

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in markdown-it allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/renderer.mjs. This issue affects markdown-it: 1…

  • Medium 5.3

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in markdown-it

    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 asi…