VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-10537
CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-05-31
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description
backbone is a module that adds in structure to a JavaScript heavy application through key-value pairs and custom events connecting to your RESTful API through JSON There exists a potential Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in the `Model#Escape` function of backbone 0.3.3 and earlier, if a user is able to supply input. This is due to the regex that's replacing things to miss the conversion of things such as `<` to `<`.
Weakness classification
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Primary references
- support@hackerone.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- support@hackerone.com — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory