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CVE-2014-9772
The validator package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site scripting (XSS) filter via hex-encoded…
Medium6.1EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
The validator package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site scripting (XSS) filter via hex-encoded characters.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- npmvalidatorGHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- 97102 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160420 various vulnerabilities in Node.js packages (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/43 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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