Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-16017
Potential exploit
sanitize-html is a library for scrubbing html input for malicious values Versions 1.2.2 and below have a cross site scripting vulnerability.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2017-16017
- cpe:2.3:a:punkave:sanitize-html:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16017
0.26%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 50 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-16017
| 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
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.1
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-16017
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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-2017-16017
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https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/155
npmExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/pull/20
Strip any unescaped double-quotes from output by jimmed · Pull Request #20 · apostrophecms/sanitize-html · GitHubIssue Tracking
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https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/19
XSS injection vulnerability using empty, undelimited attributes · Issue #19 · apostrophecms/sanitize-html · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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