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CVE-2017-16043: Injection Vulnerability

June 4, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

Because the /topic command in messages is unescaped, attackers have the ability to inject HTML scripts that will run in the victim’s browser.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16043

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.44.0 before 0.50.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.50.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.50.0 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Source file

npm/shout/CVE-2017-16043.yml

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