{"cve":"CVE-2018-1000160","nvd":{"published":"2018-04-18T19:29:00.393","modified":"2026-06-17T01:32:33.647","status":"Modified","description":"RisingStack protect version 1.2.0 and earlier contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in isXss() function in lib/rules/xss.js that can result in dangerous XSS strings being validated as safe. This attack appears to be exploitable via A number of XSS strings(26) detailed in the GitHub issue #16.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"references":["http://embed.plnkr.co/xHbhB29JWWyMUMeHsLrm","https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/blob/60b0c91e86686d34e5202419ce9ae7e8dc08edcd/lib/rules/xss.js#L4-L13","https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/issues/16","http://embed.plnkr.co/xHbhB29JWWyMUMeHsLrm","https://github.com/RisingStack/protect/blob/60b0c91e86686d34e5202419ce9ae7e8dc08edcd/lib/rules/xss.js#L4-L13"],"products":["risingstack:protect"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:59.483420567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-1000160","score":0.01282,"percentile":0.7008,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-vpch-rxw3-fgx8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vpch-rxw3-fgx8","summary":"Cross-Site Scripting in @risingstack/protect","modified":"2023-11-08T03:59:36.258972Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"@risingstack/protect","purl":"pkg:npm/%40risingstack/protect","ranges":["<=1.2.0"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}