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Security checkSeptember 07, 2023

Marked vulnerable to XSS from data URIs

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Medium severitynpmmarked

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Description

marked version 0.3.6 and earlier is vulnerable to an XSS attack in the data: URI parser.

Recommendation

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

  • Affected version(s): < 0.3.7
  • Patched version(s): 0.3.7

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