Cross-site scripting in HackerOne html-janitor node module
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
html-janitor node module suffers from a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via clean() accepting user-controlled values.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01046 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed html-janitor (npm): 2.0.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | html-janitor node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | html-janitor (npm) | before 2.0.3 | 2.0.3 | Patch available | GHSA-hfj4-96f7-6r5g |
- html-janitor node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- html-janitor (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.3 Fixed in 2.0.3 Patch available GHSA-hfj4-96f7-6r5g
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:html-janitor_project:html-janitor:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Html-janitor Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:html-janitor_project:html-janitor:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Html-janitor Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hfj4-96f7-6r5g html-janitor (npm) Fixed in 2.0.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-0931
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfj4-96f7-6r5g
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-0931 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-0931 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hfj4-96f7-6r5g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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