CVE-2014-125128

'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function ...

6.1 Medium

'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference (href) attribute in anchor tags (<a>), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal encodings.

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

0.27%Up 0.2 points since Sep 8, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2014-125128
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS: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

EUVDEUVD-2014-9819 6.1

Record: EUVD-2014-9819
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-389w-f784-rjg3 6.1

'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function ...

Record: GHSA-389w-f784-rjg3
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS: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

NVD 6.1

Record: CVE-2014-125128
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS: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

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-125128 6.1

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-125128
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apostrophecms sanitize-html

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`node-sanitize-html` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.1-1	None known
`node-sanitize-html` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.0+~2.6.2-1	None known
`node-sanitize-html` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2.14.0+~2.13.0-1	None known
`node-sanitize-html` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2.14.0+~2.13.0-12.17.0+~2.16.1-1	None known
`node-sanitize-html` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.14.0+~2.13.0-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-125128 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apostrophecms Sanitize-html, published September 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.