Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-25103
CVE-2019-25103
Description
A vulnerability has been found in simple-markdown 0.5.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file simple-markdown.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 0.5.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 89797fef9abb4cab2fb76a335968266a92588816. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220639.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
simple-markdownnpm | < 0.5.2 | 0.5.2 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:khanacademy:simple-markdown:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
- simple-markdown/simple-markdowndescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/commit/89797fef9abb4cab2fb76a335968266a92588816nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpvj-gp8c-c7p2ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25103ghsaADVISORY
- vuldb.comnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- vuldb.comnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/Khan/simple-markdown/issues/71ghsaWEB
- github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/releases/tag/0.5.2nvdRelease NotesWEB
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEMARKDOWN-460540ghsaWEB
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