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CVE-2014-9772

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9772 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) filter bypass vulnerability in the Node.js validator package prior to version 2.0.0, affecting Node.js applications. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts through hex-encoded characters, requiring user interaction and potentially leading to information disclosure or data manipulation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0264 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 26,221 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, 0.1 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: validatorFixed in: 2.0.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-79mx-88w7-8f7qmedium

XSS Filter Bypass via Encoded URL in validator

Nov 6, 2018

References

nodesecurity.io / advisories/43
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97102