What is GHSA-2ggq-vfcp-gwhj?

GHSA-2ggq-vfcp-gwhj is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Cross-Site Scripting in @hapi/boom

Why does GHSA-2ggq-vfcp-gwhj have no CVE ID yet?

GitHub Security Advisories published this advisory directly to customers before NVD assigned a CVE ID. This is the embargo-window disclosure pattern — vendors notify customers on day 0; NVD's public record follows days to weeks later.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-2ggq-vfcp-gwhj?

GHSA-2ggq-vfcp-gwhj has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-2ggq-vfcp-gwhj?

GHSA-2ggq-vfcp-gwhj affects 1 product, including: npm/@hapi/boom:\u003c 0.3.8.

GHSA-2ggq-vfcp-gwhjMediumCVSS 6.5Disclosed before NVD

Cross-Site Scripting in @hapi/boom

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 4, 2020

Last Modified

October 2, 2023

📋 Description

Versions of @hapi/boom prior to 0.3.8 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to properly escape error messages, which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 0.3.8 or later.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/@hapi/boom:< 0.3.8

🔗 References (4)

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HAPIBOOM-541183
https://github.com/hapijs/boom
https://github.com/hapijs/boom/commit/0f8640bdba65aec6e6799bfc16ff5753150bfcaf
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2ggq-vfcp-gwhj