CVE-2017-16015 json
Cross-Site Scripting in forms
published 2018-06-04 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-vwjj-2852-3765 , EUVD-2018-0780
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Forms is a library for easily creating HTML forms. Versions before 1.3.0 did not have proper html escaping. This means that if the application did not sanitize html on behalf of forms, use of forms may be vulnerable to cross site scripting
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | forms | <1.3.0 |
1.3.0 |
Affected products
- HackerOne forms node module
Classification
References
-
github.com
/caolan/forms/commit/bc01e534a0ff863dedb2026a50bd03153bbc6a5d
web, patch
-
nodesecurity.io
/advisories/158
third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16015
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-vwjj-2852-3765
advisory
-
npmjs.com
/advisories/158
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-16015
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vwjj-2852-3765
- NVD CVE-2017-16015
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