What is CVE-2024-37166?

CVE-2024-37166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gurgunday Ghtml, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.9/10. Published 2024-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-37166?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.9 out of 10.

XSS in Gurgunday Ghtml

CVE-2024-37166

ghtml is software that uses tagged templates for template engine functionality. It is possible to introduce user-controlled JavaScript code and trigger a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in some cases. Version 2.0.0 introduces changes to mitigate this issue. Version 2.0.0 contains updated documentation to clarify that while ghtml escapes characters with special meaning in HTML, it does not provide comprehensive protection against all types of XSS attacks in every scenario. This aligns with the approach taken by other template engines. Developers should be cautious and take additional measures to sanitize user input and prevent potential vulnerabilities. Additionally, the backtick character (`) is now also escaped to prevent the creation of strings in most cases where a malicious actor somehow gains the ability to write JavaScript. This does not provide comprehensive protection either.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Gurgunday Ghtml — versions < 2.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-37166?: CVE-2024-37166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gurgunday Ghtml, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.9/10. Published 2024-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-37166?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.9 out of 10.