CVE-2016-10531
Description
marked is an application that is meant to parse and compile markdown. Due to the way that marked 0.3.5 and earlier parses input, specifically HTML entities, it's possible to bypass marked's content injection protection (`sanitize: true`) to inject a `javascript:` URL. This flaw exists because `&#xNNanything;` gets parsed to what it could and leaves the rest behind, resulting in just `anything;` being left.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.3.6+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.3.6+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.3.6+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.3.6+dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.3.6+dfsg-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | marked | <0.3.6 | 0.3.6 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10531
- https://github.com/chjj/marked/pull/592
- https://github.com/chjj/marked/pull/592/commits/2cff85979be8e7a026a9aca35542c470cf5da523
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfvf-mqq8-rwqc
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/101
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10531
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.