What is GHSA-hpr5-wp7c-hh5q?

GHSA-hpr5-wp7c-hh5q is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Cross-Site Scripting in mrk.js

Why does GHSA-hpr5-wp7c-hh5q have no CVE ID yet?

GitHub Security Advisories published this advisory directly to customers before NVD assigned a CVE ID. This is the embargo-window disclosure pattern — vendors notify customers on day 0; NVD's public record follows days to weeks later.

Which products are affected by GHSA-hpr5-wp7c-hh5q?

GHSA-hpr5-wp7c-hh5q affects 1 product, including: npm/mrk.js:\u003c 2.0.1.

GHSA-hpr5-wp7c-hh5qHighDisclosed before NVD

Cross-Site Scripting in mrk.js

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 1, 2020

Last Modified

January 9, 2023

📋 Description

Versions of mrk.js before 2.0.1 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) when markdown is converted to HTML.

Recommendation

Update to version 2.0.1 or later and use mark.sanitizeURL() for any src and href attributes when extending the markdown.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/mrk.js:< 2.0.1

🔗 References (3)

https://github.com/heyitsmeuralex/mrk/pull/3
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/587
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpr5-wp7c-hh5q