{"id":"CVE-2018-1000160","details":"RisingStack protect version 1.2.0 and earlier contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in isXss() function in lib/rules/xss.js that can result in dangerous XSS strings being validated as safe. This attack appears to be exploitable via A number of XSS strings(26) detailed in the GitHub issue #16.","aliases":["GHSA-vpch-rxw3-fgx8"],"modified":"2026-03-14T09:27:00.984887Z","published":"2018-04-18T19:29:00.393Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://embed.plnkr.co/xHbhB29JWWyMUMeHsLrm"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/blob/60b0c91e86686d34e5202419ce9ae7e8dc08edcd/lib/rules/xss.js#L4-L13"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/issues/16"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/risingstack/protect","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"80f469d09eca39296cad8c1589d2f15f42b5e2da"}],"database_specific":{"versions":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"1.2.0"}]}}],"versions":["v1.1.0","v1.2.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-1000160.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"}]}