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Vulnerability details: VCID-hgbu-3713-3fdw
Vulnerability ID VCID-hgbu-3713-3fdw
Aliases CVE-2014-9772
GHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q
Summary XSS Filter Bypass via Encoded URL in validator
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 0.00444 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-9772
epss 0.00444 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-9772
epss 0.00444 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-9772
epss 0.00444 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-9772
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/chriso/validator.js
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/chriso/validator.js
cvssv3 6.5 https://github.com/chriso/validator.js/issues/181
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/chriso/validator.js/issues/181
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/chriso/validator.js/issues/181
cvssv3 6.5 https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/43.json
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9772
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9772
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/43
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/43
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97102
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97102
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-9772
https://github.com/chriso/validator.js
https://github.com/chriso/validator.js/issues/181
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/43
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/43
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97102
43 https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/43.json
CVE-2014-9772 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9772
GHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q
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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/chriso/validator.js
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/chriso/validator.js/issues/181
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/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-2014-9772
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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/43
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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97102
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 0.63785
EPSS Score 0.00444
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:24:47.580305+00:00 GHSA Importer Import https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7q 38.6.0