WS-2022-0320 (High) detected in commonmarker-0.17.9.gem

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WS-2022-0320 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commonmarker-0.17.9.gem

A fast, safe, extensible parser for CommonMark. This wraps the official libcmark library.

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/commonmarker-0.17.9.gem

Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gem/ruby/3.2.0/cache/commonmarker-0.17.9.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ commonmarker-0.17.9.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c8964831a15c57dba952331f44c20ae5a7a595d8

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Unbounded resource exhaustion in cmark-gfm autolink extension may lead to denial of service

Publish Date: 2022-09-21

URL: WS-2022-0320

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-4qw4-jpp4-8gvp

Release Date: 2022-09-21

Fix Resolution: commonmarker - 0.23.6

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