GHSA-mmh6-m7v9-5956
Regular expression denial of service in markdown-link-extractor
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | markdown-link-extractor | < 3.0.2 | 3.0.2 |
| npm | markdown-link-extractor | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1 | 4.0.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
An exponential ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) can be triggered in the markdown-link-extractor npm package, when an attacker is able to supply arbitrary input to the module's exported function
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.