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CVE-2018-16481

UNKNOWN
Published 2019-02-01T18:00:00
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Description

A XSS vulnerability was found in html-page <=2.1.1 that allows malicious Javascript code to be executed in the user's browser due to the absence of sanitization of the paths before rendering.

Understanding This Vulnerability

This Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) entry provides detailed information about a security vulnerability that has been publicly disclosed. CVEs are standardized identifiers assigned by MITRE Corporation to track and catalog security vulnerabilities across software and hardware products.

The severity rating (UNKNOWN) indicates the potential impact of this vulnerability based on the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) framework. Higher severity ratings typically indicate vulnerabilities that could lead to more significant security breaches if exploited. Security teams should prioritize remediation efforts based on severity, exploit availability, and the EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score, which predicts the likelihood of exploitation in the wild.

If this vulnerability affects products or systems in your infrastructure, we recommend reviewing the affected products section, checking for available patches or updates from vendors, and implementing recommended workarounds or solutions until a permanent fix is available. Organizations should also monitor security advisories and threat intelligence feeds for updates about active exploitation of this vulnerability.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

References

EU Vulnerability Database

Monitored by ENISA for EU cybersecurity

EU Coordination

Not EU Coordinated

Exploitation Status

No Known Exploitation

ENISA Analysis

Malicious code in bioql (PyPI)

Affected Products (ENISA)

hackerone
html-pages

ENISA Scoring

CVSS Score (3.0)

6.1
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Score

0.220
probability

Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: October 3, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

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Cross-Site Scripting in html-pages

GHSA-5p26-hw7f-3cpr

Advisory Details

All versions of `html-pages` are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize folder names, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser through folders with names containing malicious code. ## Recommendation No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.

Affected Packages

npm html-pages
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 ≤3.1.0

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 7, 2019, Modified: September 12, 2023

References

Published: 2019-02-01T18:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T10:24:32.672Z
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