CVE-2015-8856
medium
CVSS v3
6.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.1
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the serve-index package before 1.6.3 for Node.js allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted file or directory name.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
71%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | serve-index | <1.6.3 | 1.6.3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openjsf | serve-index | {"endExcluding":"1.6.3"} | 1.6.3 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96392
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/34
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8856
- https://github.com/expressjs/serve-index/issues/28
- https://github.com/expressjs/serve-index/commit/7381a1d1458959e57ee53ac932b06ff17904777e
- https://github.com/expressjs/serve-index
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227190911/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96392
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8856
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.