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CVE-2017-0931

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0931 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the html-janitor node module, specifically within its clean() function, which improperly handles user-controlled input. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. 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 awareness or concern.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:html-janitor_project:html-janitor:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0106 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: html-janitorFixed in: 2.0.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-hfj4-96f7-6r5gmedium

Cross-Site Scripting in html-janitor

Nov 9, 2018

References

github.com / guardian/html-janitor/issues/34
ExploitThird Party Advisory
hackerone.com / reports/308155
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory