CVE-2017-16015 Cross-Site Scripting in forms
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized form inputs in the Node.js forms library, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-16015?
CVE-2017-16015 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HackerOne forms node module, published on 4 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Forms is a library for easily creating HTML forms. Versions before 1.3.0 did not have proper html escaping. This means that if the application did not sanitize html on behalf of forms, use of forms may be vulnerable to cross site scripting
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16015?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including forms. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
forms npm | All versions | 1.3.0 |
forms npm | All versions | 1.3.0 |
Products include Forms Project Forms.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16015?
Upgrade forms to 1.3.0 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-16015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HackerOne forms node module
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwjj-2852-3765.