CVE-2022-21169 (GCVE-0-2022-21169)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-26 05:05 – Updated: 2025-05-21 20:29
VLAI?
Summary
The package express-xss-sanitizer before 1.1.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the allowedTags attribute, allowing the attacker to bypass xss sanitization.
CWE
  • Prototype Pollution
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a express-xss-sanitizer Affected: unspecified , < 1.1.3 (custom)
Credits
Jayateertha Guruprasad
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