CVE-2018-3773
metascraper before v5.2.0 vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting
There is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Open Graph meta properties read by the metascrape npm module <= 3.9.2.
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
There is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Open Graph meta properties read by the metascrape npm module <= 3.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2018-3773- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/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
There is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Open Graph meta properties read by the metascrape npm module <= 3.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2018-3773- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0381 No score
There is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Open Graph meta properties read by the metascrape npm module <= 3.9.2.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0381- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f64-q7jc-ccgp
metascraper before v5.2.0 vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting
Versions of metascraper prior to 5.2.0 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS).
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 5.2.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-8f64-q7jc-ccgp- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
There is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Open Graph meta properties read by the metascrape npm module <= 3.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2018-3773- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8f64-q7jc-ccgp
metascraper before v5.2.0 vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting
Versions of metascraper prior to 5.2.0 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS).
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 5.2.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-8f64-q7jc-ccgp- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/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 |
|---|---|---|
metascrapernpm |
before 5.2.0 | 5.2.0 |
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-2018-3773 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Https://github.com/microlinkhq Metascraper, published July 30, 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 metascraper 5.2.0.