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CVE-2014-125128

Published: Sep 8, 2025Updated: Sep 19, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference (`href`) attribute in anchor tags (`<a>`), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal encodings.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

sanitize-htmlapostrophecms
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
apostrophecmscommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apostrophecms, apostrophe

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/Checkmarx/Vulnerabilities-Proofs-of-Concept/tree/main/2014/CVE-2014-125128
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/423b90e06e1e85245eccedaabeb3a82840c6cd86
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/889d4ec968e175f1905b2eb9d33f1fa89217cb02
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Timeline

Published
Sep 8, 2025
Last Updated
Sep 19, 2025

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