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TI-2018-15811 Aliases CVE-2018-1000160GHSA-vpch-rxw3-fgx8

RisingStack protect version 1.2.0 and earlier contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS)…

Priority LOW 30CWE-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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01282 70th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—@risingstack/protect (npm)up to 1.2.0—No fix listedGHSA-vpch-rxw3-fgx8
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • @risingstack/protect (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-vpch-rxw3-fgx8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:risingstack:protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2.0VulnerableRisingstack
  • cpe:2.3:a:risingstack:protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Risingstack

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000160
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpch-rxw3-fgx8

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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