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CVE-2016-10537

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10537 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Model#Escape function of Backbone.js versions 0.3.3 and earlier, affecting JavaScript applications utilizing this framework. The vulnerability arises from an insufficient regular expression that fails to properly escape characters like '<', allowing user-supplied input to potentially inject malicious scripts. With a CVSS v3 score of 5.4 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction and low privileges, with a network attack vector and low attack complexity. Successful exploitation could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, but no availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:backbone_project:backbone:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0069 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 15,224 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: backboneFixed in: 0.5.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-j6p2-cx3w-6jcpmedium

Cross-Site Scripting in backbone

Feb 18, 2019

References

github.com / jashkenas/backbone/compare/0.3.3...0.5.0
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
nodesecurity.io / advisories/108
Third Party Advisory