CVE-2018-6341 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in React applications using the ReactDOMServer API. Specifically, user-supplied attribute names were not properly escaped during HTML rendering, potentially allowing for malicious script injection. This flaw impacted React versions 16.0.x through 16.4.x and was addressed in subsequent patch releases. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. Its EPSS score is low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, consistent with a large percentage of reported vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:facebook:react:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:facebook:react:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.2.0, < 16.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:facebook:react:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.3.0, < 16.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:facebook:react:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.4.0, < 16.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:facebook:react:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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.
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.