Regular expression denial of service in markdown-link-extractor
An exponential ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) can be triggered in the markdown-link-extractor npm package, when an attacker is able to supply arbitrary input to the module's exported function
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | markdown-link-extractor | < 3.0.2, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1 | 3.0.2, 4.0.1 |
References
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1333- Platform
- npm
- Package
markdown-link-extractor- Disclosed
- 03.06.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mmh6-m7v9-5956 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: markdown-link-extractor
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