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CVE-2014-9772

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The validator package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site scripting (XSS) filter via hex-encoded characters.

Affected products

• Node.js: through 1.8.4

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97102
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/43
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97102
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/43

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