Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in serialize-to-js (CVE-2019-16772)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in serialize-to-js (CVE-2019-16772). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.0.1 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Versions of serialize-to-js prior to 3.0.1 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 3.0.1 or later.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-16772 has been found in serialize-to-js.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade serialize-to-js to 3.0.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "serialize-to-js CVE-2019-16772" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2019-16772 (serialize-to-js) — CWE-79
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: 3.0.1 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in serialize-to-js.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of serialize-to-js.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 3.0.1.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'serialize-to-js' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'serialize-to-js' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
serialize-to-jsを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade serialize-to-js to 3.0.1ステージング環境で 3.0.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web npmjs.com