Reachable Assertion in Markdown-it-py - CVE-2023-26303

 

Reachable Assertion in Markdown-it-py - CVE-2023-26303

Published: August 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79692
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26303
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Executablebooks
Affected software:
Markdown-it-py

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-26303

Install updates from vendor's website.

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