CVE-2015-8862
mustache package before 2.2.1 for Node.js allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging a template with an attribute that is not quoted.
02 Description
mustache package before 2.2.1 for Node.js allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging a template with an attribute that is not quoted.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 76.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-01-23 21:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:29Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-04-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c1f4fe67f04d0791ef034ae1744fdb2df25d8b56a173c88b401eb7ca0e27a5cb
05 Affected products
06 References
- nodesecurity.iohttps://nodesecurity.io/advisories/62
- www.securityfocus.com96436http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96436
- www.tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160420 various vulnerabilities in Node.js packageshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mustache.js No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mustache.js No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mustache.js No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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