CVE-2018-1000160 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RisingStack protect version 1.2.0 and earlier, specifically within the isXss() function in lib/rules/xss.js. This flaw allows dangerous XSS strings to be incorrectly validated as safe, potentially leading to client-side script execution. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be executed remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), resulting in potential compromise of confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:risingstack:protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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