CVE-2018-6341
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CVE-2018-6341 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. React applications which rendered to HTML using the ReactDOMServer API were not escaping user-supplied attribute names at render-time. That lack of escaping could lead to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. EPSS estimates a 3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
React applications which rendered to HTML using the ReactDOMServer API were not escaping user-supplied attribute names at render-time. That lack of escaping could lead to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue affected minor releases 16.0.x, 16.1.x, 16.2.x, 16.3.x, and 16.4.x. It was fixed in 16.0.1, 16.1.2, 16.2.1, 16.3.3, and 16.4.2.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| React | >= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1 | |
| React | >= 16.1.0, < 16.1.2 | |
| React | >= 16.2.0, < 16.2.1 | |
| React | >= 16.3.0, < 16.3.3 | |
| React | >= 16.4.0, < 16.4.2 |
References
- https://reactjs.org/blog/2018/08/01/react-v-16-4-2.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/reactjs/status/1024745321987887104Vendor Advisory
- https://reactjs.org/blog/2018/08/01/react-v-16-4-2.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/reactjs/status/1024745321987887104Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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