CVE-2017-1000188
medium
CVSS v3
6.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.1
Description
nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a Cross-site-scripting in the ejs.renderFile() resulting in code injection
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
71%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.5.7-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.5.7-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.5.7-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.5.7-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.5.7-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | ejs | <2.5.5 | 2.5.5 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ejs | ejs | {"endExcluding":"2.5.5"} | 2.5.5 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101889
- https://github.com/mde/ejs/commit/49264e0037e313a0a3e033450b5c184112516d8f
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000188
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwcf-pp87-7x6p
- https://github.com/mde/ejs
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227134555/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101889
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000188
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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