Cross-site scripting in HackerOne html-pages
Priority LOW 28CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A XSS vulnerability was found in html-page <=2.1.1 that allows malicious Javascript code to be executed in the user's browser due to the absence of sanitization of the paths before rendering.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00691 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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-pages | up to 2.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | html-pages (npm) | up to 3.1.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5p26-hw7f-3cpr |
- html-pages VendorHackerOne Affected up to 2.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- html-pages (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 3.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5p26-hw7f-3cpr
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:html-pages_project:html-pages:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | Html-pages Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:html-pages_project:html-pages:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Html-pages Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16481
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p26-hw7f-3cpr
References
More Html-pages Project Html-pages vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-02740 Path traversal in HackerOne html-pages node module CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-16481 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16481 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5p26-hw7f-3cpr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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