Reachable Assertion in Markdown-it-py - CVE-2023-26303
Published: August 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79692
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26303
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Markdown-it-py
How to mitigate CVE-2023-26303
Install updates from vendor's website.
Markdown-it-py - update to 2.2.0