What is GHSA-5g6j-8hv4-vfgj?

GHSA-5g6j-8hv4-vfgj is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Cross-Site Scripting in node-red

Why does GHSA-5g6j-8hv4-vfgj 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.

Which products are affected by GHSA-5g6j-8hv4-vfgj?

GHSA-5g6j-8hv4-vfgj affects 1 product, including: npm/node-red:\u003c 0.18.6.

GHSA-5g6j-8hv4-vfgjHighDisclosed before NVD

Cross-Site Scripting in node-red

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 11, 2020

Last Modified

January 9, 2023

📋 Description

Versions of node-red prior to 0.18.6 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize the name field in new items, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 0.18.6 or later.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/node-red:< 0.18.6

🔗 References (3)

https://hackerone.com/reports/349146
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/993
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5g6j-8hv4-vfgj