CVE-2022-21169

Summary

CVECVE-2022-21169
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-09-26 05:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-09-28 17:21:00 UTC
DescriptionThe package express-xss-sanitizer before 1.1.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the allowedTags attribute, allowing the attacker to bypass xss sanitization.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-1321

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Express Xss Sanitizer Project Express Xss Sanitizer All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
XSS bypass by using prototype pollution · Issue #4 · AhmedAdelFahim/express-xss-sanitizer · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
Prototype Pollution in express-xss-sanitizer | CVE-2022-21169 | Snyk CONFIRM security.snyk.io
fix XSS bypass by using prototype pollution issue. · AhmedAdelFahim/express-xss-sanitizer@3bf8aaa · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
RunKit CONFIRM runkit.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Jayateertha Guruprasad

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