CVE-2018-16481
Cross-Site Scripting in html-pages
A XSS vulnerability was found in html-page <=2.1.1 that allows malicious Javascript code to be executed in the user's browser due to the absence of sanitization of the paths before rendering.
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
A XSS vulnerability was found in html-page <=2.1.1 that allows malicious Javascript code to be executed in the user's browser due to the absence of sanitization of the paths before rendering.
- Record
CVE-2018-16481- 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
A XSS vulnerability was found in html-page <=2.1.1 that allows malicious Javascript code to be executed in the user's browser due to the absence of sanitization of the paths before rendering.
- Record
CVE-2018-16481- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0228 No score
A XSS vulnerability was found in html-page <=2.1.1 that allows malicious Javascript code to be executed in the user's browser due to the absence of sanitization of the paths before rendering.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0228- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5p26-hw7f-3cpr
Cross-Site Scripting in html-pages
All versions of html-pages are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize folder names, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser through folders with names containing malicious code.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-5p26-hw7f-3cpr- 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-64, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5p26-hw7f-3cpr
Cross-Site Scripting in html-pages
All versions of html-pages are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize folder names, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser through folders with names containing malicious code.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-5p26-hw7f-3cpr- 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-64, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
html-pagesnpm |
through 3.1.0 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-16481 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Hackerone Html-pages, published February 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.