Marked ReDoS due to email addresses being evaluated in quadratic time
Versions of marked from 0.3.14 until 0.6.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service. Email addresses may be evaluated in quadratic time, allowing attackers to potentially crash the node process due to resource exhaustion.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 0.6.2 or later.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | marked | >= 0.3.14, < 0.6.2 | 0.6.2 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- npm
- Package
marked- Disclosed
- 05.06.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xf5p-87ch-gxw2 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: marked
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 13
- First → latest
- 10.2017 04.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 5
- Medium 7
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 2
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 1
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