Content Injection via TileJSON Name in mapbox.js

published 2017-07-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-q69p-5h74-w36f , EUVD-2018-0768

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits: 0; none known

Mapbox.js versions 1.x prior to 1.6.6 and 2.x prior to 2.2.4 are vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting attack in certain uncommon usage scenarios via TileJSON name and map share control

Patch / fix

fixed in 3

npm mapbox.js 1.6.6, 2.2.4
rubygems mapbox-rails 1.6.6, 2.2.4
mapbox mapbox.js 1.6.6, 2.2.4

Exploit prediction

0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/99245 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/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	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	mapbox.js	<1.6.6 >=2.0.0, <2.2.4	1.6.6 2.2.4
rubygems	mapbox-rails	>=1.0.0, <1.6.6 >=2.0.0, <2.2.4	1.6.6 2.2.4

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

hackerone.com /reports/99245
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nodesecurity.io /advisories/74
web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000043
advisory
github.com /advisories/GHSA-q69p-5h74-w36f
advisory
github.com /rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/mapbox-rails/CVE-2017-1000043.yml
web
npmjs.com /advisories/74
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary