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CVE-2017-16017

Cross-Site Scripting in sanitize-html

Also known as GHSA-wg96-3933-j2w5

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
0
none known

sanitize-html is a library for scrubbing html input for malicious values Versions 1.2.2 and below have a cross site scripting vulnerability.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub3.06.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npmsanitize-html
<1.2.3
1.2.3

Affected products

  • HackerOne sanitize-html node module

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • github.com /punkave/sanitize-html/pull/20 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • nodesecurity.io /advisories/155 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /punkave/sanitize-html/issues/19 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16017 · advisory
  • github.com /advisories/GHSA-wg96-3933-j2w5 · advisory
  • npmjs.com /advisories/155 · web

Sources

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