Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in marked 0.3.2 and earlier for Node.js allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a vbscript tag in a link.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-marked | 0.3.6+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-marked | 0.3.6+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-marked | 0.3.6+dfsg-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | node-marked | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | marked | < 0.3.3 | 0.3.3 | GHSA-cfjh-p3g4-3q2f |
References
- https://github.com/chjj/marked/issues/492
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/marked_vbscript_injection
- [oss-security] 20150122 CVE requests for nodejs marked VBScript Content Injection and sequelize SQL Injection in Order mailing-list
- https://github.com/evilpacket/marked/commit/3c191144939107c45a7fa11ab6cb88be6694a1ba