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Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-16459

CVE-2018-16459

Description

An unescaped payload in exceljs <v1.6 allows a possible XSS via cell value when worksheet is displayed in browser.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
exceljsnpm	< 1.6.0	1.6.0

Affected products

3

Exceljs Project/Exceljs
cpe:2.3:a:exceljs_project:exceljs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Range: <1.6
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/exceljs
Range: < 1.6.0
https://github.com/guyonroche/exceljsv5
Range: 1.6.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

5

hackerone.com/reports/356809nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j2j-8rrv-264gghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16459ghsaADVISORY
github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/464.jsonghsaWEB
www.npmjs.com/advisories/733ghsaWEB

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