XSS in Backbone Project
CVE-2016-10537
backbone is a module that adds in structure to a JavaScript heavy application through key-value pairs and custom events connecting to your RESTful API through JSON There exists a potential Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in the `Model#Escape` function of backbone 0.3.3 and earlier, if a user is able to supply input. This is due to the regex that's replacing things to miss the conversion of things such as `<` to `<`.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Backbone Project
- HackerOne Backbone Node Module — versions <= 0.3.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/108 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/jashkenas/backbone/compare/0.3.3...0.5.0 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10537?
- CVE-2016-10537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Backbone Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-05-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10537?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.