CVE-2019-15607 — A stored XSS vulnerability is present within node-red (version: <= 0

A stored XSS vulnerability is present within node-red (version: <= 0.20.7) npm package, which is a visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things. This issue will allow the attacker to steal session cookies, deface web applications, etc.

01What is this vulnerability?

A stored XSS vulnerability is present within node-red (version: <= 0.20.7) npm package, which is a visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things. This issue will allow the attacker to steal session cookies, deface web applications, etc.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / node	red — 0.20.7 and earlier

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-01-28T02:13:16.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T00:49:13.677Z

09References

• hackerone.com — https://hackerone.com/reports/681986