CVE-2018-1000160

RisingStack protect version 1.2.0 and earlier contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in isXss() function in lib/rules/xss.js that can result in dangerous XSS strings being validated as safe. This attack appears to be exploitable via A number of XSS strings(26) detailed in the GitHub issue #16.

• CWE-79

• http://embed.plnkr.co/xHbhB29JWWyMUMeHsLrmThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/blob/60b0c91e86686d34e5202419ce9ae7e8dc08edcd/lib/rules/xss.js#L4-L13Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/issues/16Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://embed.plnkr.co/xHbhB29JWWyMUMeHsLrmThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/blob/60b0c91e86686d34e5202419ce9ae7e8dc08edcd/lib/rules/xss.js#L4-L13Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/issues/16Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Apr 18, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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