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CVE-2018-16480: Cross-site Scripting

February 1, 2019 (updated October 9, 2019)

A XSS vulnerability was found in module public that allows malicious Javascript code to run in the browser, due to the absence of sanitization of the file/folder names before rendering.

References

  • hackerone.com/reports/329950
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16480

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.1.4

Fixed versions

  • 0.1.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.1.4 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

npm/public/CVE-2018-16480.yml

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