CVE-2016-1000237 Cross-Site Scripting in sanitize-html
Medium 6.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1000237 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-1000237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2020.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1000237 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- sanitize-html (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 1.4.3
- sanitize-html (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 1.4.3
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1000237/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1000237/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1000237?
CVE-2016-1000237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2020.
Official description
sanitize-html before 1.4.3 has XSS.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1000237?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including sanitize-html. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
sanitize-html npm | All versions | 1.4.3 |
sanitize-html npm | All versions | 1.4.3 |
Products include Apostrophecms Sanitize-Html.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1000237?
Upgrade sanitize-html to 1.4.3 or later.
Is CVE-2016-1000237 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1000237 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2014-125128 Cross-site scripting in apostrophecms:sanitize-html
- CVE-2019-25225 sanitize-html is vulnerable to XSS through incomprehensive sanitization
- CVE-2024-21501 sanitize-html Information Exposure vulnerability
- CVE-2022-25887 Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
- CVE-2021-26539 Improper Input Validation in sanitize-html
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3j7m-hmh3-9jmp, ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2016-1000237.