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CVE-2017-16019 Details

Description

GitBook is a command line tool (and Node.js library) for building beautiful books using GitHub/Git and Markdown (or AsciiDoc). Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) is possible in GitBook before 3.2.2 by including code outside of backticks in any ebook. This code will be executed on the online reader.

Metrics

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/GitbookIO/gitbook/issues/1609 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/159 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/GitbookIO/gitbook/issues/1609 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/159 [email protected]Third Party Advisory

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
gitbook gitbook
< 3.2.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gitbook:gitbook:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-16019
NVD Published Date:
Jun 4, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-16019 Details - Not Deferred