CVE-2019-17606 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in hexo-admin. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
hexo-admin plugin for Node.js XSS Vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
hexo-adminnpmDescription
The Post editor functionality in the hexo-admin plugin versions 2.3.0 and earlier for Node.js is vulnerable to stored XSS via the content of a post.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | hexo-admin | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
hexo-adminhexo-admin_projectDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for hexo-admin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of hexo-admin for CVE-2019-17606. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2019-17606 in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.