vulnerability / NVI-00006861 / Revision 1
Denial of Service in extension "Code Highlight" (codehighlight)
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01 / Meaning
Why it matters
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02 / Applicability
The affected context
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brotkrueml/codehighlight
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 0; fixed 2.5.0
The codehighlight extension bundles a vulnerable version of the 3rd party JavaScript component “prism” which is known to be vulnerable against Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).
03 / Response
What to do next
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 2.5.0 for brotkrueml/codehighlight. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
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04 / Limits
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05 / Provenance
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- GHSA-4cv2-xc5f-px8h ↗
GitHub Advisory Database via OSV · vendor advisory
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- Revision 1 ·
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