What is CVE-2018-16459?

CVE-2018-16459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exceljs Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-16459?

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

XSS in Exceljs Project

CVE-2018-16459

An unescaped payload in exceljs <v1.6 allows a possible XSS via cell value when worksheet is displayed in browser.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (51.5th 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

Exceljs_project Exceljs
Https://github.com/guyonroche Exceljs — versions 1.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16459?: CVE-2018-16459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exceljs Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-16459?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.