CVE-2015-8861

medium

Description

The handlebars package before 4.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging a template with an attribute that is not quoted.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96434

https://www.sourceclear.com/blog/handlebars_vulnerability_research_findings/

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-01-23

Updated: 2020-04-22

Type: CWE-79

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Impact Score: 2.7

Exploitability Score: 2.8

Severity: MEDIUM