Description
The serializer in html5lib before 0.99999999 might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging mishandling of the < (less than) character in attribute values.
Published: 2017-02-22
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0060 The serializer in html5lib before 0.99999999 might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging mishandling of the < (less than) character in attribute values.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-v9v9-xffq-rwr4 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in html5lib
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Html5lib Html5lib
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.885Z

Reserved: 2016-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9909

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-22T16:59:00.380

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-9909

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