XSS in HackerOne I18next Node Module

CVE-2017-16010

i18next is a language translation framework. When using the .init method, passing interpolation options without passing an escapeValue will default to undefined rather than the assumed true. This can result in a cross-site scripting vulnerability because user input is assumed to be escaped, but is not. This vulnerability affects i18next 2.0.0 and later.

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: 0.010 (61.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-16010: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16010?
CVE-2017-16010 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HackerOne I18next Node Module, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-16010?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-16010 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.