CVE-2019-5422
Cross-Site Scripting in buttle
XSS in buttle npm package version 0.2.0 causes execution of attacker-provided code in the victim's browser when an attacker creates an arbitrary file on the server.
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
XSS in buttle npm package version 0.2.0 causes execution of attacker-provided code in the victim's browser when an attacker creates an arbitrary file on the server.
- Record
CVE-2019-5422- 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
XSS in buttle npm package version 0.2.0 causes execution of attacker-provided code in the victim's browser when an attacker creates an arbitrary file on the server.
- Record
CVE-2019-5422- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0421 No score
XSS in buttle npm package version 0.2.0 causes execution of attacker-provided code in the victim's browser when an attacker creates an arbitrary file on the server.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0421- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gm29-35c7-8cfw No score
Cross-Site Scripting in buttle
All versions of buttle 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
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-gm29-35c7-8cfw- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gm29-35c7-8cfw No score
Cross-Site Scripting in buttle
All versions of buttle 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
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-gm29-35c7-8cfw- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
buttlenpm |
through 0.2.0 | 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-2019-5422 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Buttle Project Buttle, published April 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.