VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-32723
CVSS score7.4 HIGH
EPSS probability1.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-06-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- security-advisories@github.com: CWE-400
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-400
Primary references
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory