XSS in Forms Project
CVE-2017-16015
Forms is a library for easily creating HTML forms. Versions before 1.3.0 did not have proper html escaping. This means that if the application did not sanitize html on behalf of forms, use of forms may be vulnerable to cross site scripting
EPSS: 0.008 (54.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Forms_project Forms
- Hackerone Forms Node Module — versions <1.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support@hackerone.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16015?
- CVE-2017-16015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forms Project, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16015?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.