Medium

Cross-Site Scripting in forms

  • Disclosed: 09.11.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Affected versions of forms do not properly escape HTML in generated forms, which may result in cross-site scripting.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.3.0 or later.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package forms < 1.3.0 1.3.0

References

CVSS score 6.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-80
Platform
npm
Package
forms
Disclosed
09.11.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vwjj-2852-3765 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: forms

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
11.2018 06.2021
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 1
  2. 2019: 0
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 1
  5. 2022: 0
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2021-23388 < 1.3.2 1.3.2
  2. Cross-Site Scripting in forms this entry
    Medium · 6.1 CVE-2017-16015 < 1.3.0 1.3.0

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