{"id":"CVE-2018-16459","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-16459","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:11:14.281Z","title":"An unescaped payload in exceljs <v1.6 allows a possible XSS via cell value when worksheet is displayed in browser.","description":"An unescaped payload in exceljs <v1.6 allows a possible XSS via cell value when worksheet is displayed in browser.","published":"2018-09-06T13:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:44:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"support@hackerone.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["exceljs project/exceljs"],"epss":{"score":0.00759,"percentile":0.55068,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/356809","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/356809","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16459","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}