CVE-2015-9286
Cross-site Scripting in NodeBB
CVE-2015-9286 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Nodebb, published April 30, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in nodebb 0.8.2.
Controllers.outgoing in controllers/index.js in NodeBB before 0.7.3 has outgoing XSS.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Controllers.outgoing in controllers/index.js in NodeBB before 0.7.3 has outgoing XSS.
- Record
CVE-2015-9286- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Controllers.outgoing in controllers/index.js in NodeBB before 0.7.3 has outgoing XSS.
- Record
CVE-2015-9286- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0456 No score
Controllers.outgoing in controllers/index.js in NodeBB before 0.7.3 has outgoing XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0456- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-72fv-qgj6-2w2p
Cross-site Scripting in NodeBB
Controllers.outgoing in controllers/index.js in NodeBB before 0.7.3 has outgoing XSS.
- Record
GHSA-72fv-qgj6-2w2p- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-72fv-qgj6-2w2p
Cross-site Scripting in NodeBB
Controllers.outgoing in controllers/index.js in NodeBB before 0.7.3 has outgoing XSS.
- Record
GHSA-72fv-qgj6-2w2p- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nodebbnpm |
before 0.8.2 | 0.8.2 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |