ubuntu-cve-2021-32723
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-06-28 20:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:53
Summary
Details

Prism is a syntax highlighting library. Some languages before 1.24.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). When Prism is used to highlight untrusted (user-given) text, an attacker can craft a string that will take a very very long time to highlight. This problem has been fixed in Prism v1.24. As a workaround, do not use ASCIIDoc or ERB to highlight untrusted text. Other languages are not affected and can be used to highlight untrusted text.

Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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      },
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            }
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Prism is a syntax highlighting library. Some languages before 1.24.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). When Prism is used to highlight untrusted (user-given) text, an attacker can craft a string that will take a very very long time to highlight. This problem has been fixed in Prism v1.24. As a workaround, do not use ASCIIDoc or ERB to highlight untrusted text. Other languages are not affected and can be used to highlight untrusted text.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32723",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:53:21Z",
  "published": "2021-06-28T20:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32723"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/PrismJS/prism/security/advisories/GHSA-gj77-59wh-66hg"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/PrismJS/prism/pull/2688"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/PrismJS/prism/pull/2774"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-32723"
  ]
}



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