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UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43861

Mermaid is a Javascript based diagramming and charting tool that uses Markdown-inspired text definitions and a renderer to create and modify complex d...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Mermaid is a Javascript based diagramming and charting tool that uses Markdown-inspired text definitions and a renderer to create and modify complex diagrams. Prior to version 8.13.8, malicious diagrams can run javascript code at diagram readers' machines. Users should upgrade to version 8.13.8 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS node-mermaid

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Ubuntu:26.10 node-mermaid

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

References

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