CVE-2022-36036: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

August 29, 2022 (updated September 1, 2022)

mdx-mermaid provides plug and play access to Mermaid in MDX. There is a potential for an arbitrary javascript injection in versions less than 1.3.0 and 2.0.0-rc1. Modify any mermaid code blocks with arbitrary code and it will execute when the component is loaded by MDXjs. This vulnerability was patched in version(s) 1.3.0 and 2.0.0-rc2. There are currently no known workarounds.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvgm-35jw-q628
github.com/sjwall/mdx-mermaid/commit/f2b99386660fd13316823529c3f1314ebbcdfd2a
github.com/sjwall/mdx-mermaid/security/advisories/GHSA-rvgm-35jw-q628
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36036

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