Description
The express-xss-sanitizer (aka Express XSS Sanitizer) package through 2.0.0 for Node.js has an unbounded recursion depth in sanitize in lib/sanitize.js for a JSON request body.
Published: 2025-09-14
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-29138 express-xss-sanitizer has an unbounded recursion depth
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hvq2-wf92-j4f3 express-xss-sanitizer has an unbounded recursion depth
History

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Express Xss Sanitizer Project
Express Xss Sanitizer Project express Xss Sanitizer
Vendors & Products Express Xss Sanitizer Project
Express Xss Sanitizer Project express Xss Sanitizer

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:30:00 +0000

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Description The express-xss-sanitizer (aka Express XSS Sanitizer) package through 2.0.0 for Node.js has an unbounded recursion depth in sanitize in lib/sanitize.js for a JSON request body.
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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Express Xss Sanitizer Project Express Xss Sanitizer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-15T15:57:53.693Z

Reserved: 2025-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-59364

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-15T15:57:50.972Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-09-14T23:15:37.320

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-59364

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-15T10:43:26Z

Weaknesses