CVE-2017-16017 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2018-06-04

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HackerOne

sanitize-html node module

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<=1.2.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:punkave:sanitize-html:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0784	sanitize-html is a library for scrubbing html input for malicious values Versions 1.2.2 and below have a cross site scripting vulnerability.
Github GHSA	GHSA-wg96-3933-j2w5	Cross-Site Scripting in sanitize-html

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01185.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/19
https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/pull/20
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/155

History

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Subscriptions

Punkave Sanitize-html

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2018-06-04T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:40:49.487Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16017

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-04T19:29:01.083

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:08:38.910

Link: CVE-2017-16017

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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