6.1med
CVE-2017-16016
Cross-Site Scripting in sanitize-html
Also known as GHSA-xc6g-ggrc-qq4r
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 71%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Sanitize-html is a library for scrubbing html input of malicious values. Versions 1.11.1 and below are vulnerable to cross site scripting (XSS) in certain scenarios: If allowed at least one nonTextTags, the result is a potential XSS vulnerability.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | sanitize-html | <1.11.4 | 1.11.4 |
Affected products
- HackerOne sanitize-html node module
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
- nodesecurity.io /advisories/154 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- github.com /punkave/sanitize-html/issues/100 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- github.com /punkave/sanitize-html/commit/5d205a1005ba0df80e21d8c64a15bb3accdb2403 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16016 · advisory
- github.com /punkave/sanitize-html/commit/5d205a1005ba0df80e21d8c64a15bb3accdb2403))) · web
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-xc6g-ggrc-qq4r · advisory
- npmjs.com /package/sanitize-html#discarding-the-entire-contents-of-a-disallowed-tag · web
- npmjs.com /advisories/154 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-16016
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-xc6g-ggrc-qq4r
- NVD: CVE-2017-16016
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