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GHSA-65xh-hh78-6454

MEDIUM

Denial of Service in extension "Code Highlight" (codehighlight)

Published
May 15, 2024
Updated
Nov 29, 2024
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected
🐘brotkrueml/codehighlight

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Description

The codehighlight extension bundles a vulnerable version of the 3rd party JavaScript component “prism” which is known to be vulnerable against Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistbrotkrueml/codehighlightall versions2.7.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for brotkrueml/codehighlight. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update brotkrueml/codehighlight to 2.7.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-65xh-hh78-6454 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-65xh-hh78-6454 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-65xh-hh78-6454. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The codehighlight extension bundles a vulnerable version of the 3rd party JavaScript component “prism” which is known to be vulnerable against Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-65xh-hh78-6454 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-65xh-hh78-6454 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.