The marked package before 0.3.4 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-1333Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1333.
Summary
The marked package before 0.3.4 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "catastrophic backtracking issue for the em inline rule," aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04417 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed marked (npm): 0.3.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | marked (npm) | before 0.3.4 | 0.3.4 | Patch available | GHSA-hjcp-j389-59ff |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- marked (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.4 Fixed in 0.3.4 Patch available GHSA-hjcp-j389-59ff
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:marked_project:marked:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 0.3.4 | Vulnerable | markedjs |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:marked_project:marked:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.3.4 Vulnerable ·markedjs
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hjcp-j389-59ff marked (npm) Fixed in 0.3.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8854
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjcp-j389-59ff
References
Advisory 6
Other 7
- https://github.com/chjj/marked/issues/497
- https://github.com/chjj/marked
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BO2RMVVZVV6NFTU46B5RYRK7ZCXYARZS
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M6BJG6RGDH7ZWVVAUFBFI5L32RSMQN2S
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05052081?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/23
- https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Regular_expression_Denial_of_Service_-_ReDoS
Sources
- CVE-2015-8854 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-8854 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjcp-j389-59ff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-8854 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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