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Vulnerability details: VCID-2nn3-ux99-pfde
Vulnerability ID VCID-2nn3-ux99-pfde
Aliases CVE-2016-1000237
GHSA-3j7m-hmh3-9jmp
Summary Cross-Site Scripting in sanitize-html
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.0024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1000237
epss 0.0024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1000237
epss 0.0024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1000237
epss 0.0024 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1000237
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3j7m-hmh3-9jmp
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/762fbc7bba389f3f789cc291c1eb2b64f60f2caf
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/762fbc7bba389f3f789cc291c1eb2b64f60f2caf
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/issues/29
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/issues/29
cvssv3 4.7 https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/135.json
cvssv3 4.7 https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/29
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/29
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/29
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000237
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000237
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2016/1000xxx/CVE-2016-1000237.json
generic_textual MODERATE https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2016/1000xxx/CVE-2016-1000237.json
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/135
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/135
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1000237
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/762fbc7bba389f3f789cc291c1eb2b64f60f2caf
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/issues/29
https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/29
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/135
135 https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/135.json
CVE-2016-1000237 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000237
CVE-2016-1000237.JSON https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2016/1000xxx/CVE-2016-1000237.json
GHSA-3j7m-hmh3-9jmp https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3j7m-hmh3-9jmp
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/762fbc7bba389f3f789cc291c1eb2b64f60f2caf
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/issues/29
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/29
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000237
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2016/1000xxx/CVE-2016-1000237.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/135
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.47527
EPSS Score 0.0024
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:26:01.571621+00:00 GHSA Importer Import https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3j7m-hmh3-9jmp 38.6.0