CVE-2016-10537
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CVE-2016-10537 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. backbone is a module that adds in structure to a JavaScript heavy application through key-value pairs and custom events connecting to your RESTful API through JSON There exists a potential Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in the `Model#Escape` function of backbone 0.3.3 and earlier, if a user is able to supply input. This is due to the regex that's replacing things to miss the conversion of things such as `<` to `<`.. EPSS estimates a 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
backbone is a module that adds in structure to a JavaScript heavy application through key-value pairs and custom events connecting to your RESTful API through JSON There exists a potential Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in the `Model#Escape` function of backbone 0.3.3 and earlier, if a user is able to supply input. This is due to the regex that's replacing things to miss the conversion of things such as `<` to `<`.
Metrics
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Backbone Project | Backbone | <= 0.3.3 |
References
- https://github.com/jashkenas/backbone/compare/0.3.3...0.5.0#diff-0d56d0d310de7ff18b3cef9c2f8f75dcL1008Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/108Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jashkenas/backbone/compare/0.3.3...0.5.0#diff-0d56d0d310de7ff18b3cef9c2f8f75dcL1008Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/108Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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