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Security checkJanuary 27, 2023

markdown-it-toc Cross-site Scripting due to title of generated toc and contents of header not being escaped

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Medium severitynpmmarkdown-it-toc

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Description

This affects all versions of package markdown-it-toc. The title of the generated toc and the contents of the header are not escaped.

Recommendation

No fix is available yet. Followings are affected versions:

  • <= 1.1.0

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See something that needs correcting? Let us knowUpdated January 27, 2023