node-red-dashboard ui_text Format ui-component-ctrl.js cross site scripting
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in node-red-dashboard. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file components/ui-component/ui-component-ctrl.js of the component ui_text Format Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 9305d1a82f19b235dfad24a7d1dd4ed244db7743. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212555.
- Published
- Oct 31, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 49th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-707
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Report tools
Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.1
- CNA · VulDB
- 3.5
- 2.6 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| nodered | node-red-dashboard | cpe:2.3:a:nodered:node-red-dashboard |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- nodered node-red-dashboardbefore 3.2.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
unspecified node-red-dashboard
- n/aaffected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | node-red-dashboard | before 3.2.0 | 3.2.0 |
Same product
nodered: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-3223Node-RED-Dashboard before 2.26.2 allows ui_base/js/..%2f directory traversal to read files.36Monitor
- CVE-2019-10756It is possible to inject JavaScript within node-red-dashboard versions prior to version 2.17.0 due to the ui_notification node accepting raw21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| npm:node-red-dashboard | 3.2.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-707 · Improper NeutralizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- XML InjectionCAPEC-250likelihood: High
- Inter-component Protocol ManipulationCAPEC-276
- Data Interchange Protocol ManipulationCAPEC-277
- Web Services Protocol ManipulationCAPEC-278
- SOAP ManipulationCAPEC-279likelihood: Medium · High
- Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input FiltersCAPEC-3likelihood: Medium · Medium
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Generic Cross-Browser Cross-Domain TheftCAPEC-468Medium
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- github.com/node-red/node-red-dashboard/commit/9305d1a82f19b235dfad24a7d1dd4ed244db7743
- vuldb.com/?id.212555
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.