Vulnerability · CVE-2014-125128
'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Published Sep 8, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 8, 2025 · Checkmarx
Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2014-125128. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Checkmarx is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.27%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Checkmarx
'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference ( ) attribute in anchor tags ( ), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal encodings.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Checkmarxversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2014-125128
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2014-125128. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Checkmarx is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 8, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference ( ) attribute in anchor tags ( ), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal encodings.
Sep 8, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference ( ) attribute in anchor tags ( ), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal encodings.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2014-125128
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2014-125128
30-day exploitation probability 0.27%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2014-9819
'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference ( ) attribute in anchor tags ( ), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal en
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
- EUVDOct 22, 2026