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title: "CVE-2014-125128\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-125128

Publication date 8 September 2025

Last updated 15 September 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-125128?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site
Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the
hyperreference (`href`) attribute in anchor tags (`<a>`), allowing bypasses
that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal
encodings.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| node-sanitize-html | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-125128)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125128)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-125128)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-125128)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125128>
* <https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/issues/1>
* <https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/889d4ec968e175f1905b2eb9d33f1fa89217cb02 (1.0.2)>
* <https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/423b90e06e1e85245eccedaabeb3a82840c6cd86 (1.0.3)>
* <https://github.com/Checkmarx/Vulnerabilities-Proofs-of-Concept/tree/main/2014/CVE-2014-125128>
* <https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/423b90e06e1e85245eccedaabeb3a82840c6cd86>
* <https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/889d4ec968e175f1905b2eb9d33f1fa89217cb02>