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This code will be executed on the online reader.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00922,"percentile":0.60604,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2018-06-04T19:00:00Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:48:19Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"gitbook","fixed_in":["3.2.2"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"gitbook","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"gitbook","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.2"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"gitbook","product":"gitbook"},{"vendor":"hackerone","product":"gitbook node module"}],"references":[{"url":"https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/159","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/GitbookIO/gitbook/issues/1609","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","evidence","web"]},{"url":"https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/159","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16019","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5h5r-23r4-m87h"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2017-16019","description":"GitBook is a command line tool (and Node.js library) for building beautiful books using GitHub/Git and Markdown (or AsciiDoc). 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