CVE-2014-6393 (Medium) detected in express-3.0.0.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2014-6393 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - express-3.0.0.tgz

Sinatra inspired web development framework

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-3.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/express/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **express-3.0.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3b7abc5c387ca2d31a1d9242650f73dc4cab7bf4

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The Express web framework before 3.11 and 4.x before 4.5 for Node.js does not provide a charset field in HTTP Content-Type headers in 400 level responses, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via characters in a non-standard encoding.

Publish Date: 2017-08-09

URL: CVE-2014-6393

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6393

Release Date: 2017-08-09

Fix Resolution: 3.11.0

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