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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2014-125128 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/Checkmarx/Vulnerabilities-Proofs-of-Concept/tree/main/2014/CVE-2014-125128 Checkmarx
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/423b90e06e1e85245eccedaabeb3a82840c6cd86 Checkmarx
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/889d4ec968e175f1905b2eb9d33f1fa89217cb02 Checkmarx
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/issues/1 Checkmarx

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Checkmarx  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-125128
NVD Published Date:
09/08/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/08/2025
Source:
Checkmarx