CVE-2014-6393 — MEDIUM (6.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2014-6393?

CVE-2014-6393 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2014-6393?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Openjsf Express.

Vulnerability Description

The Express web framework before 3.11 and 4.x before 4.5 for Node.js does not provide a charset field in HTTP Content-Type headers in 400 level responses, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via characters in a non-standard encoding.

CVSS Score

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Openjsf	Express	<= 3.10.5

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203190Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/express-no-charset-in-content-type-headerThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203190Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/express-no-charset-in-content-type-headerThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2014-6393?

CVE-2014-6393 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). The Express web framework before 3.11 and 4.x before 4.5 for Node.js does not provide a charset field in HTTP Content-Type headers in 400 level responses, which might allow remote attackers to conduct...

How severe is CVE-2014-6393?

CVE-2014-6393 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2014-6393?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Openjsf Express.