Name: CVE-2022-21670: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-21670, CWE-400, CWE-1333, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.01114

markdown-it is a Markdown parser. Prior to version 1.3.2, special patterns with length greater than 50 thousand characterss could slow down the parser significantly. Users should upgrade to version 12.3.2 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade node-markdown-it	Jul 30, 2024	Jan 10, 2022
Maps Block Apple Plugin	—	Update maps-block-apple plugin to version 1.1.0, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jan 10, 2022

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CVSS Details

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