markdown-it < 1.3.2 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

2022-01-10 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.1.0

Affected PluginBlock for Apple Maps

Affected Version1.0.3

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2022-21670

View all Block for Apple Maps vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The package markdown-it 1.3.2 is vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in cases where special patterns with length greater than 50 thousand characters are used. As this package is used in some WordPress plugins, this could result in the impacted plugins being vulnerable.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.1.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21670 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/67b468f7-21c7-424a-a65c-172ef47f0465

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

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