CVE-2017-0928 json
Bypassing Sanitization using DOM clobbering in html-janitor
published 2018-06-04 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-fx46-whrj-73v5 , EUVD-2018-0266
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
html-janitor node module suffers from an External Control of Critical State Data vulnerability via user-control of the '_sanitized' variable causing sanitization to be bypassed.
Exploit prediction
1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | html-janitor | all versions |
no fix listed |
Affected products
- HackerOne html-janitor node module
Classification
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/308158
web, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/guardian/html-janitor/issues/35
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0928
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-fx46-whrj-73v5
advisory
-
npmjs.com
/advisories/569
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-0928
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-fx46-whrj-73v5
- NVD CVE-2017-0928
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