XSS in Openjsf Express
CVE-2014-6393
The Express web framework before 3.11 and 4.x before 4.5 for Node.js does not provide a charset field in HTTP Content-Type headers in 400 level responses, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via characters in a non-standard encoding.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Openjsf Express — versions 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/express-no-charset-in-content-type-header (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-6393?
- CVE-2014-6393 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openjsf Express, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-08-09.
- How severe is CVE-2014-6393?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.