'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference (`href`) attribute in anchor tags (`<a>`), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal encodings.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9819 'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference (`href`) attribute in anchor tags (`<a>`), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal encodings.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apostrophecms:sanitize-html:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apostrophecms
Apostrophecms sanitize-html
Vendors & Products Apostrophecms
Apostrophecms sanitize-html

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference (`href`) attribute in anchor tags (`<a>`), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal encodings.
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Checkmarx

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-08T13:43:33.555Z

Reserved: 2025-09-05T16:03:10.884Z

Link: CVE-2014-125128

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-08T13:43:29.203Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-09-08T11:15:30.063

Modified: 2025-09-19T15:14:35.680

Link: CVE-2014-125128

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-08T15:17:25Z