# CVE-2015-9286: Controllers.outgoing in controllers/index.js in NodeBB before 0.7.3 has outgoing XSS.

- Also known as: GHSA-72FV-QGJ6-2W2P
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.8.2
- Published: 2019-04-30 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- nodebb (npm): fixed in 0.8.2

## Description

Controllers.outgoing in controllers/index.js in NodeBB before 0.7.3 has outgoing XSS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, nodebb, upgrade to a fixed version (0.8.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1608
- https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:32625
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/pull/3371
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/compare/56b79a9...4de7529

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