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CVE-2023-42821

7.5 highEPSS 1.3%

High (7.5) in gomarkdown markdown. EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in github.com/gomarkdown/markdown 0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee.

The package `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` is a Go library for parsing Markdown text and rendering as HTML. Prior to pseudoversion `0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee`, which corresponds with commit `14b16010c2ee7ff33a940a541d993bd043a88940`, parsing malformed markdown input with parser that uses parser.Mmark extension could result in out-of-bounds read vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, parser needs to have `parser.Mmark` extension set. The panic occurs inside the `citation.go` file on the line 69 when the parser tries to access the element past its length. This can result in a denial of service. Commit `14b16010c2ee7ff33a940a541d993bd043a88940`/pseudoversion `0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee` contains a patch for this issue.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 69% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-125
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-m9xq-6h2j-65r2Gogithub.com/gomarkdown/markdown<0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee
GO-2023-2074Gogithub.com/gomarkdown/markdown<0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee

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