CVE-2018-3747
Cross-Site Scripting in public
The public node module versions <= 1.0.3 allows to embed HTML in file names, which (in certain conditions) might lead to execute malicious JavaScript.
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
The public node module versions <= 1.0.3 allows to embed HTML in file names, which (in certain conditions) might lead to execute malicious JavaScript.
- Record
CVE-2018-3747- 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
The public node module versions <= 1.0.3 allows to embed HTML in file names, which (in certain conditions) might lead to execute malicious JavaScript.
- Record
CVE-2018-3747- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0552 No score
The public node module versions <= 1.0.3 allows to embed HTML in file names, which (in certain conditions) might lead to execute malicious JavaScript.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0552- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8p5p-ff7x-hw7q
Cross-Site Scripting in public
Versions of public prior to 0.1.4 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize filenames, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser through files with names containing malicious code.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 0.1.4 or later.
- Record
GHSA-8p5p-ff7x-hw7q- 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-8p5p-ff7x-hw7q
Cross-Site Scripting in public
Versions of public prior to 0.1.4 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize filenames, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser through files with names containing malicious code.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 0.1.4 or later.
- Record
GHSA-8p5p-ff7x-hw7q- 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 |
|---|---|---|
publicnpm |
before 0.1.4 | 0.1.4 |
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-2018-3747 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Public.js Project Public.js, published July 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in public 0.1.4.