CVE-2024-1899: showdownjs showdown Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesCGA-hxg9-g7q3-4qwxCGA-v3mr-93qm-9hp3GHSA-rmmh-p597-ppvvCGA-2px5-9cq4-324jCGA-3rx4-m39w-xpc9CGA-5xmv-jcmw-jj8qCGA-8f69-5hp7-22mgCGA-9p79-p9xw-m8wvCGA-cffc-q657-rhxwCGA-fq8c-8pc3-x554CGA-hjg4-mp2q-3r4mCGA-j9pj-mg9q-3f77CGA-jmj9-6p69-q2qmCGA-p7r7-mfxc-rg49CGA-q774-69xm-rcgwCGA-r7cf-g76g-mj7vCGA-x7w2-768h-6xpj
Published 26-02-2024Last modified 01-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-1899 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in showdownjs showdown. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 26-02-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue in the anchors subparser of Showdownjs versions <= 2.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.81%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
56%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.81% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.81%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (tenable.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard6 products
- opensearch-dashboards-2-dashboards-reporting< 2.19.6-r0
- opensearch-dashboards-2-fips-dashboards-reporting< 2.19.6-r0
- opensearch-dashboards-3-dashboards-reporting< 3.8.0-r0
- opensearch-dashboards-3-fips-dashboards-reporting< 3.8.0-r0
- wazuh-dashboard-dashboards-reporting< 4.14.7-r10
Npm1 product
- showdown≤ 2.1.0
Showdownjs1 product
- showdown≤ 2.1.0
Wolfi1 product
- opensearch-dashboards-3-dashboards-reporting< 3.8.0-r0
4 vendors · 9 products
