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Remote code execution in Kramdown

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 29, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

bundler kramdown (RubyGems)

Affected versions

>= 1.16.0, < 2.3.1

Patched versions

2.3.1

Description

Kramdown before 2.3.1 does not restrict Rouge formatters to the Rouge::Formatters namespace, and thus arbitrary classes can be instantiated.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 19, 2021
Reviewed Mar 22, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 29, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

1.996%
(89th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-28834

GHSA ID

GHSA-52p9-v744-mwjj

Source code

No known source code
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