Cross-site scripting in striptags package for npm



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-32696
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 striptags
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Eric Norris

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU54410

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32696

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

striptags: 1.0.0 - 3.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/ericnorris/striptags/commit/f252a6b0819499cd65403707ebaf5cc925f2faca
http://www.npmjs.com/package/striptags
http://github.com/ericnorris/striptags/security/advisories/GHSA-qxg5-2qff-p49r
http://github.com/ericnorris/striptags/releases/tag/v3.2.0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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