Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39802

Cross-site scripting in Node.js - CVE-2013-7451

Published: January 23, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39802

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7451

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Node.js Foundation

Affected software:
Node.js

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The validator module before 1.1.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS filter via a nested tag.

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