MEDIUM
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NodeBB before 0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) javascript: or (2) data: URLs
Published Sep 21, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.26%
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NodeBB before 0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) javascript: or (2) data: URLs.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.26% 0.01265
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01265
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01265) | 68.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01265) | 65.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 54.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 44.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 41.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 51.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/10/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71824 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/2273
- https://github.com/NodeBB/nodebb-plugin-markdown/commit/ab7f2684750882f7baefbfa31db8d5aac71e6ec3
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g4f-5rpg-4948 Advisory
- https://github.com/julianlam/nodebb-plugin-markdown/commit/ab7f2684750882f7baefbfa31db8d5aac71e6ec3 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/commit/f76d3beb46abd121892a2e2e5c78376354c214e3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3296
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228230630/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71824
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/10/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71824 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/2273 | ||
| https://github.com/NodeBB/nodebb-plugin-markdown/commit/ab7f2684750882f7baefbfa31db8d5aac71e6ec3 | ||
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g4f-5rpg-4948 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/julianlam/nodebb-plugin-markdown/commit/ab7f2684750882f7baefbfa31db8d5aac71e6ec3 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/commit/f76d3beb46abd121892a2e2e5c78376354c214e3 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3296 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20200228230630/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71824 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 21, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 10, 2015
Link CVE-2015-3296
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-9G4F-5RPG-4948 Updated n/a