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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wysihtml package, versions <0.4.0

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk ID npm:wysihtml:20121229
  • published 13 Mar 2017
  • disclosed 28 Dec 2012
  • credit Christopher Blum
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Introduced: 28 Dec 2012

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How to fix?

Upgrade wysihtml to version 0.4.0 or higher.

Overview

wysihtml is an Open source rich text editor for the modern web.

Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) which can occur when a use auto-links a url string with script in the string, allowing them to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Details

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You can read more about Cross-site Scripting (XSS) on our blog.

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Snyk

Recommended
5.4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None