What is CVE-2019-18857?

CVE-2019-18857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Svg-sanitizer_project Svg-sanitizer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2019-18857?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XSS in Svg-sanitizer_project Svg-sanitizer

CVE-2019-18857

darylldoyle svg-sanitizer before 0.12.0 mishandles script and data values in attributes, as demonstrated by unexpected whitespace such as in the javascript	:alert substring.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Svg-sanitizer_project Svg-sanitizer
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18857?: CVE-2019-18857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Svg-sanitizer_project Svg-sanitizer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-18857?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.