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CVE-2020-26237: Prototype Pollution in highlight.js

First published: Mon Nov 23 2020(Updated: )

A flaw was found in nodejs-highlight-js. Highlight.js is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. A malicious HTML code block can be crafted that will result in prototype pollution of the base object's prototype during highlighting.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/highlight.js<9.18.2
9.18.2
redhat/highlight.js<10.1.2
10.1.2
Highlightjs Highlight.js Node.js<9.18.2
Highlightjs Highlight.js Node.js>=10.1.0<10.1.2
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Oracle Mysql Enterprise Monitor<=8.0.30

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