CVE-2014-6393

express: cross-site scripting via content-type header

Published Aug 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Express web framework before 3.11 and 4.x before 4.5 for Node.js does not provide a charset field in HTTP Content-Type headers in 400 level responses, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via characters in a non-standard encoding.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0603 The Express web framework before 3.11 and 4.x before 4.5 for Node.js does not provide a charset field in HTTP Content-Type headers in 400 level responses, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via characters in a non-standard encoding.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gpvr-g6gh-9mc2 No Charset in Content-Type Header in express
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:17 PM
Reserved
Sep 15, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 9, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:13 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 15, 2015, 12:00 AM