VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1000160
RisingStack protect version 1.2.0 and earlier contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in isXss() function in lib/rules/xss.js that can result in dangerous XSS strings being validated as safe.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 1.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
RisingStack protect version 1.2.0 and earlier contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in isXss() function in lib/rules/xss.js that can result in dangerous XSS strings being validated as safe. This attack appears to be exploitable via A number of XSS strings(26) detailed in the GitHub issue #16.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.31% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- risingstack/protect
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://embed.plnkr.co/xHbhB29JWWyMUMeHsLrmThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/blob/60b0c91e86686d34e5202419ce9ae7e8dc08edcd/lib/rules/xss.js#L4-L13Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/issues/16Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://embed.plnkr.co/xHbhB29JWWyMUMeHsLrmThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/blob/60b0c91e86686d34e5202419ce9ae7e8dc08edcd/lib/rules/xss.js#L4-L13Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/issues/16Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.