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CVE-2017-16016 Details

Description

Sanitize-html is a library for scrubbing html input of malicious values. Versions 1.11.1 and below are vulnerable to cross site scripting (XSS) in certain scenarios: If allowed at least one nonTextTags, the result is a potential XSS vulnerability.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/commit/5d205a1005ba0df80e21d8c64a15bb3accdb2403 CVEPatch
https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/100 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/154 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/commit/5d205a1005ba0df80e21d8c64a15bb3accdb2403 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/100 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
punkave sanitize-html
<= 1.11.1

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-16016
NVD Published Date:
Jun 4, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-16016 Details - Not Deferred