CVE-2017-1000188

nodejs-ejs: Cross-site scripting via ejs.renderFile()

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Published Nov 17, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a Cross-site-scripting in the ejs.renderFile() resulting in code injection

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ejs:ejs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0347	nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a Cross-site-scripting in the ejs.renderFile() resulting in code injection
Github GHSA	GHSA-hwcf-pp87-7x6p	mde ejs vulnerable to XSS

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.233% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101889
https://github.com/mde/ejs/commit/49264e0037e313a0a3e033450b5c184112516d8f
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000188
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:ejs:20161130
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000188

History

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Subscriptions

Ejs Ejs

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 17, 2017, 3:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:53 PM
Reserved: Nov 16, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 17, 2017, 3:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:58 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Dec 6, 2016, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Dec 6, 2016, 12:00 AM

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