CVE-2018-1000086
pym.js CSRF Vulnerability
NPR Visuals Team Pym.js version versions 0.4.2 up to 1.3.1 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Pym.js _onNavigateToMessage function. https://github.com/nprapps/pym.js/blob/master/src/pym.js#L573 that can result in Arbitrary javascript code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker gains full javascript access to pages with Pym.js embeds when user visits an attacker crafted page.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in versions 1.3.2 and later.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NPR Visuals Team Pym.js version versions 0.4.2 up to 1.3.1 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Pym.js _onNavigateToMessage function. https://github.com/nprapps/pym.js/blob/master/src/pym.js#L573 that can result in Arbitrary javascript code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker gains full javascript access to pages with Pym.js embeds when user visits an attacker crafted page.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in versions 1.3.2 and later.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000086- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NPR Visuals Team Pym.js version versions 0.4.2 up to 1.3.1 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Pym.js _onNavigateToMessage function. https://github.com/nprapps/pym.js/blob/master/src/pym.js#L573 that can result in Arbitrary javascript code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker gains full javascript access to pages with Pym.js embeds when user visits an attacker crafted page.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in versions 1.3.2 and later.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000086- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0176 No score
NPR Visuals Team Pym.js version versions 0.4.2 up to 1.3.1 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Pym.js _onNavigateToMessage function. https://github.com/nprapps/pym.js/blob/master/src/pym.js#L573 that can result in Arbitrary javascript code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker gains full javascript access to pages with Pym.js embeds when user visits an attacker crafted page.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in versions 1.3.2 and later.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0176- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-82gw-pqf7-q3j2
pym.js CSRF Vulnerability
NPR Visuals Team Pym.js version versions 0.4.2 up to 1.3.1 contains a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Pym.js _onNavigateToMessage function.
https://github.com/nprapps/pym.js/blob/master/src/pym.js#L573 can result in Arbitrary javascript code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable if the Attacker gains full javascript access to pages with Pym.js embeds, or when user visits an attacker-crafted page. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in versions 1.3.2 and later.
- Record
GHSA-82gw-pqf7-q3j2- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
NPR Visuals Team Pym.js version versions 0.4.2 up to 1.3.1 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Pym.js _onNavigateToMessage function. https://github.com/nprapps/pym.js/blob/master/src/pym.js#L573 that can result in Arbitrary javascript code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker gains full javascript access to pages with Pym.js embeds when user visits an attacker crafted page.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in versions 1.3.2 and later.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000086- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-82gw-pqf7-q3j2
pym.js CSRF Vulnerability
NPR Visuals Team Pym.js version versions 0.4.2 up to 1.3.1 contains a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Pym.js _onNavigateToMessage function.
https://github.com/nprapps/pym.js/blob/master/src/pym.js#L573 can result in Arbitrary javascript code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable if the Attacker gains full javascript access to pages with Pym.js embeds, or when user visits an attacker-crafted page. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in versions 1.3.2 and later.
- Record
GHSA-82gw-pqf7-q3j2- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRSEC-2026-0 No score
Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
The widgetframe R package is exposed to a vulnerability due to its use of the Pym.js library version 1.3.1. This can result in arbitrary javascript code execution.
- Record
RSEC-2026-0- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pym.jsnpm |
0.4.2 to 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 |
pym.jsnpm |
0.4.2 up to 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 |
widgetframeCRAN |
0.1.0 and later, plus listed versions 0.2.00.3.00.3.1 |
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-2018-1000086 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Npr Pym.js, published March 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in pym.js 1.3.2.
References
blog.apps.npr.org/2018/02/15/pym-security-vulnerability.html
github.com/nprapps/pym.js/issues/170
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000086