Cross-Site Scripting in serialize-javascript

GHSA-h9rv-jmmf-4pgx · CVE-2019-16769

Published Dec 5, 2019 · Modified Sep 10, 2026

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Description

Versions of serialize-javascript prior to 2.1.1 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize serialized regular expressions. This vulnerability does not affect Node.js applications.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 2.1.1 or later.

References

WEB https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/security/advisories/GHSA-h9rv-jmmf-4pgx
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16769
ADVISORY https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9rv-jmmf-4pgx
WEB https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1426

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