Incorrect sanitisation function leads to `XSS` in mermaid

Description

Malicious diagrams can contain javascript code that can be run at diagram readers machines.

Recommendation

Update the mermaid package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 8.13.8
• Patched version(s): 8.13.8

References

• GHSA-p3rp-vmj9-gv6v
• CVE-2021-43861
• CWE-20
• CWE-79
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

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• XSS in `*Text` options of the Datepicker widget in jquery-ui - CVE-2021-41183
• cumulative-distribution-function Infinite Loop vulnerability - CVE-2021-29486

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npm

mermaid