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CVE-2019-14862: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

April 1, 2020 (updated February 25, 2021)

There is a vulnerability in knockout, where after escaping the context of the web application, the web application delivers data to its users along with other trusted dynamic content, without validating it.

References

  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14862
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vcjj-xf2r-mwvc
  • github.com/knockout/knockout/commit/7e280b2b8a04cc19176b5171263a5c68bda98efb
  • github.com/knockout/knockout/issues/1244
  • github.com/knockout/knockout/pull/2345
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14862
  • snyk.io/vuln/npm:knockout:20180213
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
  • www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/WS-2019-0015

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.5.0

Fixed versions

  • 3.5.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.5.0 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-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

npm/knockout/CVE-2019-14862.yml

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