{"id":"CVE-2019-25102","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-25102","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:27:20.251Z","title":"A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in simple-markdown 0.6.0.","description":"A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in simple-markdown 0.6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file simple-markdown.js. The manipulation with the input <<<<<<<<<<:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/ leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.6.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 015a719bf5cdc561feea05500ecb3274ef609cd2. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-220638 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.","published":"2023-02-12T14:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:31:40.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cna@vuldb.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-1333"],"affected":["khanacademy/simple-markdown"],"epss":{"score":0.01097,"percentile":0.65382,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/commit/015a719bf5cdc561feea05500ecb3274ef609cd2","tags":["Patch"],"source":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/pull/73","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Patch"],"source":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/releases/tag/0.6.1","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220638","tags":["Permissions Required","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.220638","tags":["Permissions Required","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/commit/015a719bf5cdc561feea05500ecb3274ef609cd2","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/pull/73","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/ariabuckles/simple-markdown/releases/tag/0.6.1","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220638","tags":["Permissions Required","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.220638","tags":["Permissions Required","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25102","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}