Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-16016
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2017-16016
- cpe:2.3:a:punkave:sanitize-html:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16016
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 37 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-16016
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-16016
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- support@hackerone.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2017-16016
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https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/commit/5d205a1005ba0df80e21d8c64a15bb3accdb2403
Fixed XSS attack vector via `textarea` tags (when explicitly allowed)… · apostrophecms/sanitize-html@5d205a1 · GitHubPatch
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https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/154
npmExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/100
XSS through nonTextTags · Issue #100 · apostrophecms/sanitize-html · GitHubExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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