CVE-2017-1000042
Content Injection via TileJSON attribute in mapbox.js
Mapbox.js versions 1.x prior to 1.6.5 and 2.x prior to 2.1.7 are vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting attack in certain uncommon usage scenarios via TileJSON Name.
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
Mapbox.js versions 1.x prior to 1.6.5 and 2.x prior to 2.1.7 are vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting attack in certain uncommon usage scenarios via TileJSON Name.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000042- 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
Mapbox.js versions 1.x prior to 1.6.5 and 2.x prior to 2.1.7 are vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting attack in certain uncommon usage scenarios via TileJSON Name.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000042- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0771 No score
Mapbox.js versions 1.x prior to 1.6.5 and 2.x prior to 2.1.7 are vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting attack in certain uncommon usage scenarios via TileJSON Name.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0771- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr28-7j6p-9hmv
Content Injection via TileJSON attribute in mapbox.js
Versions 1.x prior to 1.6.5 and 2.x prior to 2.1.7 of mapbox.js are vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting attack in certain uncommon usage scenarios.
If L.mapbox.map or L.mapbox.tileLayer are used to load untrusted TileJSON content from a non-Mapbox URL, it is possible for a malicious user with control over the TileJSON content to inject script content into the "attribution" value of the TileJSON which will be executed in the context of the page using Mapbox.js.
Recommendation
Version 2.x: Update to version 2.1.7 or later. Version 1.x: Update to version 1.6.5 or later.
- Record
GHSA-qr28-7j6p-9hmv- 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-qr28-7j6p-9hmv
Content Injection via TileJSON attribute in mapbox.js
Versions 1.x prior to 1.6.5 and 2.x prior to 2.1.7 of mapbox.js are vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting attack in certain uncommon usage scenarios.
If L.mapbox.map or L.mapbox.tileLayer are used to load untrusted TileJSON content from a non-Mapbox URL, it is possible for a malicious user with control over the TileJSON content to inject script content into the "attribution" value of the TileJSON which will be executed in the context of the page using Mapbox.js.
Recommendation
Version 2.x: Update to version 2.1.7 or later. Version 1.x: Update to version 1.6.5 or later.
- Record
GHSA-qr28-7j6p-9hmv- 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 |
|---|---|---|
mapbox.jsnpm |
before 1.6.5 | 1.6.5 |
mapbox.jsnpm |
2.0.0 up to 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 |
mapbox-railsRubyGems |
1.0.0 up to 1.6.5 | 1.6.5 |
mapbox-railsRubyGems |
2.0.0 up to 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 |
mapbox-railsRubyGems |
1.0.0 up to 1.6.5, plus listed versions 1.0.21.0.31.0.3.11.6.11.6.1.1 |
1.6.5 |
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-2017-1000042 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Mapbox Project Mapbox, published July 13, 2017. 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 mapbox.js 1.6.5.