What is CVE-2017-16018?

CVE-2017-16018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Restify Node Module, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-16018?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-16018 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in HackerOne Restify Node Module

CVE-2017-16018

Restify is a framework for building REST APIs. Restify >=2.0.0 <=4.0.4 using URL encoded script tags in a non-existent URL, an attacker can get script to run in some browsers.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.1th 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

Hackerone Restify Node Module — versions >=2.0.0 <=4.0.4
Restify

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ossf-cve-benchmark/CVE-2017-16018

References

support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16018?: CVE-2017-16018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Restify Node Module, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-16018?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-16018 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.