CVE-2017-16017

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Published Jun 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

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 solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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

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: 1.1% (1.145% probability within 30 days)

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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

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:40 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: Jun 4, 2018, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:40 AM
Reserved: Oct 29, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 4, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

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