WS-2017-3770 (Medium) detected in autolinker-0.28.1.tgz - autoclosed

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WS-2017-3770 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - autolinker-0.28.1.tgz

Utility to automatically link the URLs, email addresses, and Twitter handles in a given block of text/HTML

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/autolinker/-/autolinker-0.28.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/autolinker/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• markdown-toc-1.2.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • remarkable-1.7.4.tgz
    • ❌ autolinker-0.28.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3897795a3c6a8288d211dfcb229583d94b143b2e

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in autolinker before 3.14.0. User input passed to the innerHTML tags isn't sanitized.

Publish Date: 2017-02-15

URL: WS-2017-3770

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2017-02-15

Fix Resolution: autolinker - 3.14.0

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.