hexo-admin plugin for Node.js XSS Vulnerability

published 2019-10-23 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-g784-q3p3-26rm , EUVD-2022-3913

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Post editor functionality in the hexo-admin plugin versions 2.3.0 and earlier for Node.js is vulnerable to stored XSS via the content of a post.

Patch / fix

links 3

github.com/418sec/hexo-admin#2 pull request
github.com/jaredly/hexo-admin#203 pull request
github.com/jaredly/hexo-admin/commits/master advisory

Exploit prediction

1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/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	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	hexo-admin	<=2.3.0	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /jaredly/hexo-admin/commits/master
patch, third-party-advisory
github.com /418sec/hexo-admin/pull/2
web
github.com /jaredly/hexo-admin/pull/203
web
npmjs.com /advisories
third-party-advisory
mega.nz /#%218MYnUQzC%21ZCqixrGyHdBhimCmrszSXdFmI2feImhuZZMcnplNBQQ
npmjs.com /advisories/1211
third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17606
advisory
github.com /jaredly/hexo-admin/issues/185
web
github.com /jaredly/hexo-admin
package

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary