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GHSA-295X-89H7-9WPM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-22 21:30 – Updated: 2025-06-22 21:30

Details

A vulnerability has been found in MarkText up to 0.17.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getRecommendTitleFromMarkdownString of the file marktext/src/main/utils/index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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    "CVE-2025-6492"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-06-22T20:15:19Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-295x-89h7-9wpm",
  "modified": "2025-06-22T21:30:27Z",
  "published": "2025-06-22T21:30:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6492"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/marktext/marktext/pull/3952"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mmmsssttt404/marktext/blob/c59b3ad423dfa082869933baf9f5d5c69bdcc560/test/unit/specs/match-electron-accelerator.spec.js#L155-L164"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.313609"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.313609"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.598208"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
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}

CVE-2025-6492 (GCVE-0-2025-6492)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-22 20:00 – Updated: 2025-06-23 16:33

Title

MarkText index.js getRecommendTitleFromMarkdownString redos

Summary

Severity ?

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

CWE

CWE-1333 - Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CWE-400 - Resource Consumption

Assigner

VulDB

References

URL

Tags

	https://vuldb.com/?id.313609	vdb-entrytechnical-description
	https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.313609	signaturepermissions-required
	https://vuldb.com/?submit.598208	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/marktext/marktext/pull/3952	issue-tracking
	https://github.com/mmmsssttt404/marktext/blob/c59…	exploit

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	MarkText	Affected: 0.17.0 Affected: 0.17.1

Credits

mmmsssttt (VulDB User)

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        },
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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2025-6492 (GCVE-0-2025-6492)

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